Listen to the Large hawk-cuckoo
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About the Large hawk-cuckoo
The Large hawk-cuckoo is a bird in the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Large hawk-cuckoo sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as largehawkcuckoo. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide breeding distribution from temperate Asia along the Himalayas extending to East Asia. Many populations winter further south. They are known for their loud and repetitive calls which are similar to that of the common hawk-cuckoo but do not rise in crescendo. They are also somewhat larger and adults can be readily told apart from the smaller common hawk-cuckoo by the black patch on the chin. They are brood-parasites of babblers and laughing-thrushes.
Related birds in the genus Hierococcyx
More from the family Cuculidae
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Great spotted cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Greater coucal
Centropus sinensis
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Indian cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Lesser coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Guira cuckoo
Guira guira
Sirkeer malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
African cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Klaas's cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Large hawk-cuckoo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Large hawk-cuckoo on this page, including its largehawkcuckoo. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Large hawk-cuckoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Large hawk-cuckoo as “least concern”.
What family does the Large hawk-cuckoo belong to?
The Large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources & credits
- LargeHawkCuckoo by L. Shyamal – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q388301 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Large hawk-cuckoo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dr. Raju Kasambe – CC BY-SA 4.0