Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Moustached Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus vagans) - HBW 4, p. 549
French: Coucou à moustaches
German: Bartkuckuck
Spanish: Cuco Bigotudo
Other common names: Lesser/Small/Dwarf Hawk-cuckoo
Taxonomy: Cuculus vagans S. Müller, 1845, Java.
Often placed in genus Hierococcyx, along with other hawk-cuckoos, on grounds of notable morphological differences from Cuculus. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Myanmar and Mergui Archipelago, S Thailand, S through Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra and Borneo; recent records from S Laos.
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Adult bird calling Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 20 October 2008 3 years ago 19 sec 4.2
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