Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor), also known as the whistling hawk-cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo found in north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China and southeast Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hierococcyx fugax
- Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Hierococcyx hyperythrus
- Hierococcyx varius
- Harpagus bidentatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Hierococcyx
- Species
- Hierococcyx nisicolor
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