Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 15, 2015
Text last updated March 15, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cucut esparverenc gros |
| Chinese | 鷹鵑 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 大鷹鵑 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 鹰鹃 |
| Czech | kukačka krahujčí |
| Dutch | Grote Sperwerkoekoek |
| English | Large Hawk-Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Large Hawk-Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou épervier |
| French (France) | Coucou épervier |
| German | Sperberkuckuck |
| Indonesian | Kangkok besar |
| Japanese | オオジュウイチ |
| Korean | 큰매사촌 |
| Malayalam | വലിയ പേക്കുയിൽ |
| Norwegian | haukgjøk |
| Polish | kukułka krogulcza |
| Russian | Ястребиная кукушка |
| Serbian | Velika jastrebasta kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka jastrabia |
| Spanish | Cuco Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco grande |
| Swedish | större hökgök |
| Thai | นกคัคคูเหยี่ยวใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Büyük Atmaca Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля велика |
Hierococcyx sparverioides (Vigors, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus sparverioïdes
Vigors, 1832. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.14, p.173.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Himalayas.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIEROCOCCYX
- sparverioides
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Large Hawk-Cuckoo
