Cuckoos (Cuculidae) - HBW 4
Common Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus varius)
French: Coucou shikra
German: Wechselkuckuck
Spanish: Cuco Chikra
Other common names: Ceylon Hawk Cuckoo, Brain-fever Bird
Taxonomy: Cuculus varius Vahl, 1797, Tranquebar, India.
Often placed in genus Hierococcyx, along with other hawk-cuckoos, on grounds of notable morphological differences from Cuculus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- varius Vahl, 1797 - India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- ciceliae (Phillips, 1949) - Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern
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Immature singing Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2007 7 weeks ago 19 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched and looking back Himalayan Institute for Environment, Ranichouri, Uttarakhand, India (ssp varius)
Umar Saif 29 February 2008 1 year ago 5 sec 3.2 -
A bird on a branch and looking around Nepal (ssp varius)
John Gregory 30 November 1999 2 years ago 23 sec 2.8 -
A bird moving on branches and feeding on a caterpillar India (ssp varius)
Rigdon Currie 28 February 2006 2 years ago 14 sec 2.7 -
Called frequently for a long time Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 13 August 2005 18 weeks ago 14 sec 1
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A frontal view of a bird. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 4 April 2009 16 weeks ago 4.5 -
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A bird on a branch. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 4 April 2009 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
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A bird on a branch. Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 13 June 2009 16 weeks ago 4 -
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A bird on a branch. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 4 April 2009 16 weeks ago 4 -
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A bird on ground. Narendrapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
J.M. Garg 2 February 2008 16 weeks ago 3.7 -
A dorsal view of a bird on a branch. Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 4 October 2006 16 weeks ago 3.5
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Called persistently for a long time from a tree, with pauses of 2-5 minutes between bursts of crescendo calls Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2006 11 weeks ago 4.7 -
Starting with a rolling call and then giving long crescendo call Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2006 11 weeks ago 4
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