Hierococcyx
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.
| Hierococcyx | |
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| 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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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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