Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx fugax(Horsfield, T, 1821)
English (US) Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
The Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) 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 Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: southern Thailand, Malay Peninsula, and Greater SundasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hierococcyx fugax
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus fugax
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.178
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx bocki
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx hyperythrus
Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx pectoralis
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx nisicolor
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Sulawesi Cuckoo
Cuculus crassirostris
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
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