Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx vagans(Müller, S, 1845)
English (US) Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
The Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans) 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 Myanmar including Mergui Archipelago, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and BorneoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hierococcyx vagans
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus vagans
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1845)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. pt8 p.233,note
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
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
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Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
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Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
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Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
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Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
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