Species of Thailand
Malaysian hawk-cuckoo
Thai: นกคัคคูเหยี่ยวพันธุ์มลายู, nok khak-khu yieow phan Ma-la-u
Binomial name: Hierococcyx fugax, Thomas Horsfield, 1821
The Malaysian hawk-cuckoo or Malay hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) is a bird in the family Cuculidae formerly considered conspecific with Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo and the rufous hawk-cuckoo. All three species were previously assigned as Cuculus fugax.
Geographic Range
Hierococcyx fugax is found in far southern Burma, southern Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and western Java.
Habitat
The Malaysian hawk-cuckoo occurs in a variety of forest types from plains level up to 1700 metres on Sumatra. It can also be found in cocoa and rubber plantations.
Behaviour
Hawk-cuckoos are brood parasites and recorded hosts include the white-rumped shama and the grey-headed canary flycatcher.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Hierococcyx
- Species
- Hierococcyx fugax
Common names
- Thai: นกคัคคูเหยี่ยวพันธุ์มลายู, nok khak-khu yieow phan Ma-la-u
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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- Bang Lang National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- San Kala Khiri National Park
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
Range map of Hierococcyx fugax in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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