Hierococcyx or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. They are distributed in South, Southeast, and East Asia.[2] The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos.
| Hierococcyx | |
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| Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Hierococcyx Müller, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Cuculus fugax[1] Horsfield, 1821
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| Species | |
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8, see text | |
It is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus.
Species
editThere are eight species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Moustached hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx vagans (Müller, S, 1845) |
southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java of Indonesia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Large hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx sparverioides (Vigors, 1832) |
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Dark hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx bocki Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1886 |
northern Sarawak and Sabah. In Indonesia it is found on Sumatra and in Kalimantan. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Common hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx varius (Vahl, 1797) |
Indian subcontinent, from Pakistan in the west, across the Himalayas foothills, east to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and North East India | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Northern hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx hyperythrus (Gould, 1856) |
eastern China, North and South Korea, far eastern Russia, Borneo, and Japan. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Philippine hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx pectoralis Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
Philippines | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Malaysian hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx fugax (Horsfield, 1821) |
southern Burma, southern Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and western Java | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo
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Hierococcyx nisicolor (Blyth, 1843) |
north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China and southeast Asia. 180px|alt=Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
edit- ^ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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