Rufous hawk-cuckoo
| Rufous hawk-cuckoo | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Subfamily: | Cuculinae |
| Genus: | Hierococcyx |
| Species: | H. hyperythrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hierococcyx hyperythrus Gould, 1856 | |
The rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus) is a bird in the Cuculidae family formerly thought to be conspecific with Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) and placed in the genus Cuculus.
Geographic Range
Hierococcyx hyperythrus is found in eastern China, North and South Korea, far eastern Russia, Sakhalin and Japan. Northern populations winter in Borneo.
References
- ↑ Birdlife International (2014). "Hierococcyx hyperythrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2015.