Large Hawk Cuckoo

Also known as Hierococcyx sparverioides

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

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taxon name: Hierococcyx sparverioides
Commons category: Hierococcyx sparverioides
taxon common name: cuco-falcão-grande
short name: H. sparverioides

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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 known for their loud and repetitive calls which are similar to that of the common hawk-cuckoo but do not rise in crescendo. They are also somewhat larger and adults can be readily told apart from the smaller common hawk-cuckoo by the black patch on the chin. They are brood-parasites of babblers and laughing-thrushes.

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