African Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda cuculoidesSwainson, WJ, 1837
English (US) African Cuckoo-Hawk
The African Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aviceda cuculoides
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aviceda cuculoides cuculoides
- Aviceda cuculoides batesi
- Aviceda cuculoides verreauxii
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
- Type locality
- no locality. Type from Senegal.
- Original description
- The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 1 p.104, pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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