Scientific Name: Hierococcyx nisicolor
Malay Name: Sewah-Tekukur Cina Selatan
Chinese Name: 棕腹鹰鹃
Range: Found from Bhutan to northeast India, southern China and Indochina with the northern populations wintering south to Southeast Asia except Philippines.
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 27-31 cm
Identification: Adult has greyish upperparts, whitish underparts with rufous-washed breast and narrowest penultimate dark tail-band. Juvenile resembles adult but has brownish and obvious rufous-tinged upperparts and breast streaks. Told from similar Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo by narrower penultimate tail band (Malaysian shows even-width tail bands).
Similar looking species: Large Hawk-Cuckoo, Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
Habitat: Forest, forest edge, wooded areas, gardens and parks.
Behaviour/Ecology:
Local Status: Uncommon migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, former Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Pasir Ris Park and Tuas South.
Featured reports: Mar 2022, Apr 2022, Nov 2022, Dec 2022, Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Apr 2023, Nov 2023, Dec 2023, Jan 2024, Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Oct 2024
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Hierococcyx nisicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734046A95072929.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Yong, D. L. (2008). Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo: A Birder’s Nightmare. Singapore Avifauna, 22(1), 12–17.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo. Retrieved on December 3, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/hodgsons-hawk-cuckoo.