Hierococcyx

Hierococcyx
Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Hierococcyx Müller, 1845
Species
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Hierococcyx or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos.

It is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus.

Species[]

• Moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans)
• Large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides)
• Dark hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki)
• Common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
• Rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
• Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)
• Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)
• Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor)

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