Whistling (Hodgson's) Hawk Cuckoo Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Hierococcyx nisicolor
Family : Cuculidae
Order : Cuculiformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
Habitat : All kind of forests
Description : The Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo is a grey bird with a banded tail (adult bird length approximately 29 cm, wing 18 cm, bill 2 cm, tarsus 2.4 cm, tail 14 cm). It looks slaty-grey from above and rufous from below. The bill is yellow with a black or greenish-black tip. The male and the female look alike. It feeds on insects, caterpillars, and fruits like figs and berries.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Centropus sinensis
(Greater Coucal) -
Centropus bengalensis
(Lesser Coucal) -
Cacomantis merulinus
(Plaintive Cuckoo) -
Chrysococcyx maculatus
(Asian Emerald Cuckoo) -
Cuculus canorus
(Common (Eurasian) Cuckoo) -
Cuculus saturatus
(Oriental (Himalayan) Cuckoo) -
Cuculus micropterus
(Indian Cuckoo) -
Cacomantis sonneratii
(Banded Bay Cuckoo) -
Phaenicophaeus tristis
(Green‑billed Malkoha) -
Hierococcyx varius
(Common Hawk Cuckoo)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Tan Kok Hui (www.inaturalist.org/people/Tan Kok Hui ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Tshering Demamore information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Tan Kok Hui (www.inaturalist.org/people/Tan Kok Hui ),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Tshering Demamore information, please contact us.