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Query: birds of asiaResult: 583rd of 1792
rufous hawk-cuckoo, northern hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
Subject: rufous hawk-cuckoo, northern hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
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rufous hawk-cuckoo, northern hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)


Description Cuculus hyperythrus = Hierococcyx hyperythrus
Date between 1850 and 1883
Source Gould, John, 1804-1881; Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909: Birds of Asia., Volume 6, London, http://archive.org/stream/BirdsAsiaJohnGoVIGoul#page/43/mode/2up
Author John Gould (1804–1881)   & Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902)  
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BirdsAsiaJohnGoVIGoul_0180.jpg

The rufous hawk-cuckoo or northern hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus) is a bird in the family Cuculidae formerly thought to be conspecific with Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) and placed in the genus Cuculus. Hierococcyx hyperythrus is found in eastern China, North and South Korea, far eastern Russia, and Japan. Northern populations winter in Borneo. Order: Cuculiformes, Family: Cuculidae, Subfamily: Cuculinae.

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