Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx nisicolor(Blyth, E, 1843)
English (US) Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
The Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) 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: breeds Himalayas from eastern Nepal and hills south of the Brahmaputra River eastwards to eastern China, from southern Sichuan northeast to Jiangsu and southeast to Hainan, and northern southeastern Asia; winters to Greater SundasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hierococcyx nisicolor
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus nisicolor
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 12, pt.2, no.143 p.943
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx vagans
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
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx fugax
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Sulawesi Cuckoo
Cuculus crassirostris
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
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