Large Hawk-cuckoo
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Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae

[Photo] Large Hawk Cuckoo, Hierococcyx sparverioides aka Cuculus sparverioides. Location: Vedanthangal Water Birds Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. May 11, 2007. Source: Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/499671276/). Author: Lip Kee (www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/).

The Large Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus sparverioides) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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