Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

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Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (<em>Hierococcyx bocki</em>) is a species of Cuckoos (<em>Cuculidae</em>) in the order Cuckoos.

Overview

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) is a species of Cuckoos (Cuculidae) in the order Cuckoos.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Hierococcyx; binomial: Hierococcyx bocki; authority: Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1886.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Hierococcyx bocki is split from H. sparverioides (Payne 2005; Collar 2007).

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