Hierococcyx

Hierococcyx
	Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Hierococcyx; Müller, 1845
Type species
	Cuculus fugax; Horsfield, 1821
Species
	8, see text

Hierococcyx or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. They are distributed in South, Southeast, and East Asia.^[2] The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos.

It is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus.

Species

There are eight species:^[2]

Moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans)
Large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides)
Dark hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki)
Common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
Northern hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)
Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)
Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor)

References

^ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ ^a ^b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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[HM4-1] "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

[IOC13.1-2] Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Turacos, bustards, cuckoos, mesites, sandgrouse". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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