Cuckoo-hawk (other)

	Cuckoo-hawk (other) Cuckoo-hawk may refer to either of two bird species: * African cuckoo-hawk * Madagascar cuckoo-hawk The Madagascar cuckoo-hawk (''Aviceda madagascariensis''), also known as the Madagascar baza or the Madagascan cuckoo falcon, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Description The adult Madagascar ... See also * Hawk-cuckoo {{Dab Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	African Cuckoo-hawk The African cuckoo-hawk, or African baza, (''Aviceda cuculoides'') is a medium-sized raptor in the family Accipitridae so named because it resembles the common cuckoo. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and along the eastern parts of Southern Africa, preferring dense woodland and forest of either indigenous or exotic trees. Description The male is blackish-brown above with a grey mantle and chest with a blackish crest, the underparts are white marked with broad chestnut bars. The tail is black with three grey bars and grey and white tip. The females are browner with paler chestnut bars on the underparts. Distinctive in flight as a small raptor with a small head with broad, narrowly rounded wings and a medium length tail. Wingspan is just over double the body length, females are slightly larger than males. Distribution and subspecies The African cuckoo-hawk is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, and the following subspecies are recognised: ''A. c.'' subsp. ''cuculoide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk The Madagascar cuckoo-hawk (''Aviceda madagascariensis''), also known as the Madagascar baza or the Madagascan cuckoo falcon, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Description The adult Madagascar cuckoo-hawk has dark brown upperparts which are paler on the head and an off white rump. The underparts are white with the breast and upper breast and sides of the lower breast are heavily streaked with brown, these streaks becoming finer on the flanks, The tail has two narrow, pale bars and a pale tip. The underwing coverts are heavily barred with brown while the flight feathers have broad dark bands on their underside. At rest there is a short crest which projects from the rear crown. The juvenile is darker than the adult with white tips to the feathers obvious against the dark upperparts. Males and females are similar in size with a length of and a wingspan of . Distribution The bird is endemic to Madagascar where it is reasonably com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos. It is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus. Species * Moustached hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx vagans'') * Large hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx sparverioides'') * Dark hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx bocki'') * Common hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx varius'') * Rufous hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx hyperythrus'') * Philippine hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx pectoralis'') * Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx fugax'') * Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (''Hierococcyx nisicolor''), also known as the whistling hawk-cuckoo is a species of cuckoo found in north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China and southeast Asia. Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo is a brood parasite. The chick evi ... (''Hierococcyx nisicolor'') References Cuculidae {{Cuculiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]