Hierococcyx

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The list of species of Hierococcyx genus

Hierococcyx or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos.

It is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus.

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The list of species of Hierococcyx genus

Hierococcyx or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos.

It is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus.

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Common hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx varius

The common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius ), popularly known as the brainfever bird, is a medium-sized cuckoo resident in the Indian subcontinent. It bears a close resemblance to the Shikra, even in its style of flying and landing on a perch. The...

Large hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx sparverioides

The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide breeding distribution from temperate Asia along the Himalayas extending to East Asia. Many populations winter further south. They are...

Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx nisicolor

Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor ), also known as the whistling hawk-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo found in north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China and southeast Asia.Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo is a brood parasite. The chick evicts bona...

Malaysian hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx fugax

The Malaysian hawk-cuckoo or Malay hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax ) is a bird in the family Cuculidae formerly considered conspecific with Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo and the rufous hawk-cuckoo. All three species were previously assigned as Cuculus fugax.

Philippine hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx pectoralis

The Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis ) is a bird belonging to the cuckoo family. It is found only in the Philippines. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (H. fugax ) but is now commonly treated as a...

Rufous hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx hyperythrus

The rufous hawk-cuckoo or northern hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus ) is a bird in the family Cuculidae formerly thought to be conspecific with Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax ) and placed in the genus Cuculus.

Dark hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx bocki

The dark hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki ) is a bird in the family Cuculidae formerly considered conspecific with the large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides ) and placed in the Cuculus genus.

Moustached hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx vagans

The moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is evergreen and secondary forests. Threatened by habitat...