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Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx fugax
The Malaysian hawk-cuckoo or Malay hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) is a bird in the family Cuculidae formerly considered conspecific with Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo and the rufous hawk-cuckoo. All three species were previously assigned as Cuculus fugax.
From the article Malaysian hawk-cuckoo on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Hierococcyx fugax is found in far southern Burma, southern Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and western Java.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
Insects, mainly caterpillars, but also cicadas, beetles, small butterflies and locusts, in addition fruits and berries. Active in bushes and understorey, gleaning prey from foliage.
Wikipedia: “Diet and foraging”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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Every page naming Hierococcyx fugax in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144579.