Northern Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
32 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1856)

Habitat
Coniferous, mixed and deciduous broadleaf forest on slopes.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), Japan, North Korea, Russia (Asian), South Korea.

Vagrant to Taiwan (China).

North-eastern China and southern Russian Far East, Sakhalin, and throughout Korea and the main islands of Japan. Accidental to Taiwan

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 (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Highly vocal, calling by day and night from a perch and in flight. A far-carrying frenetic, shrill 'ju-ichi', beggining weakly but accelerating and becoming stronger and higher pitched 'ju-ichi ju-ichi ju-ichi'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus) [XC265720]
by Albert Lastukhin & Meshcheryagina, Bachurin from Gorod Ussuriysk, Primorskiy kray, Russian Federation (song)

Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus) [XC617617]
by Peter Boesman from Yoshida Trail Mount Fuji, Japan (song)

Nest
None. Egg(s) laid in that of the foster parents. The most common species are flycatchers.

Subspecies
Not recognized as a species by BirdLife International. Considered a subspecies of Malay Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Malay Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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