Hierococcyx

Hierococcyx
Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 cuckoo family Cuculidae. They are distributed in South, Southeast, and East Asia. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos.

They are known to vocalize at their breeding grounds, making identification based on calls easy.

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