previously assigned as Cuculus sparverioides
The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides, Chèo chẹo lớn) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
This bird species is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Cuculiformes, cuculidae: Latin cuculus cuckoo.
Hierococcyx Greek hierax hawk and kokkux cuckoo.
sparverioides Latin sparverius sparrowhawk; Greek -oides: resembling.
