Scientific Name: Hierococcyx fugax
Malay Name: Sewah-Tekukur Melayu
Chinese Name: 棕腹鹰鹃
Range:
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to the Greater Sundas
Taxonomy:
Monotypic
Size: 29 cm
Identification: Both adult and juvenile resembles juvenile Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo but has darker brown upperparts, generally whiter and cleaner underparts with dark-brownish spot-like streaks at breast, prominent whitish patch at nape and evenly spaced tail-bars.
Similar looking species: Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo, Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Habitat: Forest, forest edge, wooded areas and mangroves.
Ecology/Behaviour: Known only to brood parasite on White-rumped Shama.
Local Status: Uncommon migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, former Bidadari Cemetery and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
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External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
Reference:
Craig Robson (2011) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia
Yong Ding Li (2008) Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo, A Birder’s Headache
