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Malayan hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx fugax (Horsfield, 1821)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The malayan hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 79.7 g to 80.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Malayan hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)
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Quick facts about the malayan hawk-cuckoo

Weight
79.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malayan hawk-cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the malayan hawk-cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Malayan hawk-cuckoo, 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 Wikipedia article “Malayan hawk-cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malayan_hawk-cuckoo&oldid=1383272699), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the malayan hawk-cuckoo endangered?

The malayan hawk-cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the malayan hawk-cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusHierococcyx
  7. SpeciesHierococcyx fugax (Horsfield, 1821)

Synonyms Cuculus fugax, Cuculus fugax fugax, Cuculus nisicolor fugax, Cuculus radiatus, Hierococcys fugax fugax, Hierococcyx fugax fugax

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Hodgson's hawk-cuckooEnglish
  • Hodgson's hawk-cuckooEnglish
  • Malay hawk-cuckooEnglish
  • Malay hawk-cuckooEnglish
  • Malaysian hawk-cuckooEnglish
  • Malaysian hawk-cuckooEnglish
  • Malaysian hawk-cuckooEnglish
  • وقاق البازالماليزيArabic
  • cucut fugisserCatalan
  • kukačka malajskáCzech
  • Orient HøgegøgDanish
  • FluchtkuckuckGerman
  • malajzia akcipitrokukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco huidizoSpanish
  • pagu-haugaskäguEstonian
  • kiljukäkiFinnish
  • Coucou fugitifFrench
  • sivoglava kukavicaCroatian
  • Hodgson-karvalykakukkHungarian
  • Kangkok melayuIndonesian
  • Cuculastore di MalesiaItalian
  • ジュウイチJapanese
  • マレーシアジュウイチJapanese
  • plačiasparnė gegutėLithuanian
  • bailīgā vanagdzeguzeLatvian
  • Maleise SperwerkoekoekDutch
  • gråhakegjøkNorwegian
  • kukułka kreskowanaPolish
  • cuco-gavião-fugidioPortuguese
  • cuco-falcão-de-pintas-escurasPortuguese
  • cuco-falcão-de-pintas-ruivasPortuguese
  • cuco-gavião-assobiadorPortuguese
  • Малайская кукушкаRussian
  • Ширококрылая кукушкаRussian
  • Широкрылая кукушкаRussian
  • kukučka širokokrídlaSlovak
  • Malezijska jastrebasta kukavicaSerbian
  • malajhökgökSwedish
  • malajisk hökgökSwedish
  • นกคัคคูเหยี่ยวพันธุ์มลายูThai
  • Hodgson atmaca guguğuTurkish
  • Malezya Atmaca GuguğuTurkish
  • зозуля ширококрилаUkrainian
  • 馬來鷹鵑Chinese
  • 马来棕腹鹰鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the malayan hawk-cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Hierococcyx.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the malayan hawk-cuckoo?

An adult malayan hawk-cuckoo weighs 79.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the malayan hawk-cuckoo endangered?

The malayan hawk-cuckoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the malayan hawk-cuckoo?

The malayan hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{malayan_hawk_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Malayan hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-hawk-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}