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Hierococcyx

  • Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

    Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor, Chèo chẹo Hodgson)
    also known as the whistling hawk-cuckoo

    Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor), also known as the whistling hawk-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo found in north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China and southeast Asia.

    Cuculiformes, cuculidae: Latin cuculus cuckoo.
    Hierococcyx Greek hierax hawk and kokkux cuckoo.
    nisicolor Latin nisus sparrowhawk; Latin color colour.

  • Large Hawk-Cuckoo

    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.