Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius(Vahl, MH, 1797)
English (US) Common Hawk-Cuckoo
The Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) 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.
- Scientific name
- Hierococcyx varius
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo
- Described by
- (Vahl, MH, 1797)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hierococcyx varius varius
- Hierococcyx varius ciceliae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus varius
- Described by
- (Vahl, MH, 1797)
- Type locality
- Tranquebar.
- Original description
- Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 4 Heft1 p.61
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus velutinus
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Moluccan Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus musschenbroeki
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx vagans
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx bocki
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx hyperythrus
Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx pectoralis
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx nisicolor
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx fugax
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
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