Common Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)

Other Scientific Names
Hierococcyx varius

Other Names (World)
Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Ceylon Hawk Cuckoo, Brain-fever Bird

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
33 - 37 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vahl, 1797)

Habitat
Dry deciduous forest. Also, rural gardens. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), India (B), Myanmar, Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Sri Lanka (B).

Vagrant to Oman, Thailand.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually solitary.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (63)...)

Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) [XC492981]
by Rajaram Mattada from ICRISAT, Telangana, India (song)

Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) [XC426625]
by Vivek Puliyeri from Manas National Park, Assam, India (call)

Subspecies
Often placed in genus Hierococcyx, along with other hawk-cuckoos, on grounds of notable morphological differences from Cuculus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

varius (Vahl, 1797) - India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. .
ciceliae Phillips, WWA, 1949 - Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

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