The Rufous Coucal is a rufous-colored coucal of forests in the northern Philippines. It uses both the ground and trees.
It is about 38–42 cm long. Both sexes are similar and have rufous plumage, yellow bare skin around the eyes, and a greenish bill with a yellow tip.
It lives in hill forest and tangled lowland forest with bamboo, and uses both the ground and trees. It is resident; diet is not reported in the account.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.