Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Hierococcyx nisicolor (Blyth, 1843)

≈29 cmLength80 gWeight

It is a hawk-cuckoo found mostly in evergreen forest and dense mountain scrub.

Busiest months: April · Most records: China, Singapore, Thailand

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: China, Singapore, Thailand

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo has been recorded at 226 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Man Nai IslandThailand213 records
Pak Sha OHong Kong (China)172 records
Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)152 records

More places

BidadariSingapore90 records
Tai Lam Country ParkHong Kong (China)84 records
Jurong Lake GardensSingapore76 records
Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia76 records
Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia71 records
Lam Tsuen ValleyHong Kong (China)57 records
Yung Shue OHong Kong (China)54 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Singapore Thailand India Vietnam Bhutan Malaysia Cambodia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo?

The Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo is about ≈29 cm long and weighs around 80 g.

Where does the Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Nepal and eastern Himalayas to Myanmar, Thailand and Hainan Island. It is most often recorded in China, Singapore and Thailand.