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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
WoodlandMedium · 151 g
WoodlandMedium · 151 g
When to see the Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Regular range
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
The dark hawk-cuckoo is a bird in the family Cuculidae formerly considered conspecific with the large hawk-cuckoo and placed in the genus Cuculus.
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Easily confused with
Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioidesThe large hawk-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
Moustached Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx vagansThe moustached hawk-cuckoo is 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) long, and it weighs about 58–63 g (2.0–2.2 oz).
Northern Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx hyperythrusThe northern hawk-cuckoo is one of the smallest in the genus Hierococcyx at 28-30 cm in length, a weight between 99.0-147.8 g, and an average wing length of 20.2 cm, although measurements can vary slightly between sexes.
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