Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Hierococcyx nisicolor

Summary 5

The Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo (Cuculus fugax) is a species of cuckoo found in south, east and southeast Asia.

This is an uncommon migrant to Singapore.

The immature can easily be confused with Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo, but it has a thin penultimate tail band, the underparts are more streaky than spotty, with more rufous, and the amount of white on the nape is typically limited,

The adult is more easily told apart as it has a grey head and upperparts, and rufous underparts.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Tan Kok Hui, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips03?authkey=Gv1sRgCJSp4u6i5fP2Ow#5746114470736211698
  2. (c) Tan Kok Hui, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Tan Kok Hui
  3. (c) Tan Kok Hui, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips02?authkey=Gv1sRgCN2ljb7sgIm-qwE#5744971383285411394
  4. (c) Tan Kok Hui, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips02?authkey=Gv1sRgCN2ljb7sgIm-qwE#5744971431281295010
  5. Adaptado por Tan Kok Hui del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierococcyx_nisicolor

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