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Birds

Large
Hawk-cuckoo

Least Concern

Stable

Large Hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx sparverioides

They call in summer and the calling goes on well after dusk. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Found as a vagrant on Christmas Island. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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Regional Names
  • Malayalam:
    വലിയ പേക്കുയിൽ
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Taxanomy

CUCULIFORMES
CUCULIDAE
Hierococcyx sparverioides

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