Cuckoo-hawk (other)

	Cuckoo-hawk (other) Cuckoo-hawk may refer to either of two bird species: * African cuckoo-hawk * Madagascar cuckoo-hawk See also * Hawk-cuckoo ''Hierococcyx'' or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. They are distributed in South, Southeast, and East Asia. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos. They are known to vocalize at their ... {{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. ''cuculoides'' ... [...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 commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hawk-cuckoo ''Hierococcyx'' or hawk-cuckoos is a genus of birds in the family Cuculidae. They are distributed in South, Southeast, and East Asia. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoos. They are known to vocalize at their breeding grounds, making identification based on calls easy. It is sometimes included in the genus ''Cuculus''. It's similarity to hawks gave rise to an ancient belief that cuckoos transformed themself into hawks during the winter months, when cuckoos disappeared from Europe. Mimicry Hawk-cuckoos closely resemble accipiters in terms of appearance, an elongated body with long wings and tail, greyish or brownish upperparts with paler barred upperparts, as well as their swift direct flight. Apart from shape and colour, underpart barring tend to increase alarm in small parts. This form of batesian mimicry makes the cuckoo look dangerous to the host, reducing host agression or Mobbing (animal behavior), resulting in more opportunities fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]