Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (2)
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Text last updated January 1, 1997
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla | পাপিয়া |
| Catalan | cucut xikra |
| Chinese (SIM) | 普通鹰鹃 |
| Czech | kukačka jestřábí |
| Dutch | Indische Sperwerkoekoek |
| English | Common Hawk-Cuckoo |
| English (United States) | Common Hawk-Cuckoo |
| French | Coucou shikra |
| French (France) | Coucou shikra |
| German | Wechselkuckuck |
| Hindi | पपीहा |
| Icelandic | Valgaukur |
| Japanese | ハイタカジュウイチ |
| Malayalam | പേക്കുയിൽ |
| Marathi | पावश्या |
| Norwegian | shikragjøk |
| Odia | ଚଷାପୁଆ |
| Polish | kukułka rudopręga |
| Punjabi (India) | ਪਪੀਹਾ |
| Russian | Изменчивая кукушка |
| Serbian | Obična jastrebasta kukavica |
| Slovak | kukučka krahulčia |
| Spanish | Cuco Chikra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuco chikra |
| Swedish | indisk hökgök |
| Telugu | కత్తి పిట్ట |
| Thai | นกคัคคูเหยี่ยวพันธุ์อินเดีย |
| Turkish | Hint Atmaca Guguğu |
| Ukrainian | Зозуля білогорла |
Hierococcyx varius (Vahl, 1797)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus varius
Vahl, 1797. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 4 Heft1, p.61.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tranquebar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIEROCOCCYX
- varius
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Common Hawk-Cuckoo
