The large hawk-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide breeding distribution from temperate Asia along the Himalayas extending to East Asia. Many populations winter further south. They are known for their loud and repetitive calls which are similar to that of the common hawk-cuckoo but do not rise in crescendo. They are also somewhat larger and adults can be readily told apart from the smaller common hawk-cuckoo by the black patch on the chin. They are brood-parasites of babblers and laughing-thrushes. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1832)
Reference:
Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London
Part 1 no.14 p.173
Protonym:
Cuculus sparverioïdes
Type locality:
Himalayas.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861583
Avibase ID:
CC033E8154BF486F
Avibase ID:
avibase-CC033E81
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CC033E81
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554677
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2023: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cuculus sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2015: Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Large) ( Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Large Hawk-Cuckoo (Large) ( Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2022: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cuculus sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cuculus sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cuculus sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cuculus sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cuculus sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Hierococcyx sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cuculus sparverioides sparverioides [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Large Hawk-cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cuculus sparverioïdes sparverioïdes [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cuculus sparverioïdes sparverioïdes [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Large Hawk-Cuckoo ( Hierococcyx sparverioides) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hierococcyx sparverioides [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hierococcyx sparverioides [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Hierococcyx [sparverioides or bocki]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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