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 LC    Whistling Hawk-cuckoo* Id (Atlas):
    Hierococcyx nisicolor

Description (10)
Image of Whistling Hawk-cuckoo
 

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
27 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, temperate forest. From 600 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)
Nepal and eastern Himalayas to Myanmar, Thailand, Annam and Hainan. Winters south to Sumatra, Java and Borneo.
 
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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

 
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) [XC20568]
     by Peter Ericsson from Tam Dao, Vietnam (call?)

 
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) [XC417394]
     by lchunfai from Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan (flight call, song)

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

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

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Whistling Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) - 10 files


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