Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides(Vigors, NA, 1832)
English (US) Large Hawk-Cuckoo
The Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) 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 from Himalayas of northeastern Pakistan eastward to southern China, and southwards to hills south of the Brahmaputra River to Taiwan; winters from southern India (Eastern and Western Ghats) eastwards to lowlands of the Thai-Malay PeninsulaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus sparverioïdes
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1832)
- Type locality
- Himalayas.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.14 p.173
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
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Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus musschenbroeki
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx vagans
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx bocki
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
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Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
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Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
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Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx nisicolor
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
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