Malaysian hawk-cuckoo
| Malaysian hawk-cuckoo | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Subfamily: | Cuculinae |
| Genus: | Hierococcyx |
| Species: | H. fugax |
| Binomial name | |
| Hierococcyx fugax Horsfield, 1821 | |
The Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) is a bird in the Cuculidae family formerly considered conspecific with Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo and the rufous hawk-cuckoo. All three species were previously assigned as Cuculus fugax.
Geographic Range
Hierococcyx fugax is found in far southern Burma, southern Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and western Java.
Habitat
The Malaysian hawk-cuckoo occurs in a variety of forest types from plains level up to 1700 metres on Sumatra. It can also be found in cocoa and rubber plantations.
Behaviour
Hawk-cuckoos are brood parasites and recorded hosts include the white-rumped shama and the grey-headed canary flycatcher.
References
- ↑ "Hierococcyx". International Union for Conversation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2014-12-31.