Hierococcyx
Hierococcyx | |
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Philippine hawk-cuckoo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Cuculiformes |
Family: | Cuculidae |
Genus: | Hierococcyx Müller, 1845 |
Species | |
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Hierococcyx or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos.
It is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus.
Species
- Moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans)
- Large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides)
- Dark hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki)
- Common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
- Rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
- Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)
- Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)
- Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor)
References
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