Moustached hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx vagans (S. Müller, 1845)
The moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 57.6 g to 57.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the moustached hawk-cuckoo
- Weight
- 57.7 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
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the moustached hawk-cuckoo live?
Not recorded
What is the moustached hawk-cuckoo?
The moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is evergreen and secondary forests. Threatened by habitat loss, it has been assessed as a near-threatened species.
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Is the moustached hawk-cuckoo endangered?
The moustached hawk-cuckoo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the moustached hawk-cuckoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusHierococcyx
- SpeciesHierococcyx vagans (S. Müller, 1845)
Synonyms Cuculus vagans
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- وقاق الباز المشوربArabic
- cucut mostatxutCatalan
- kukačka vousatáCzech
- Lille HøgegøgDanish
- BartkuckuckGerman
- liphara akcipitrokukoloEsperanto
- Cuco bigotudoSpanish
- habe-haugaskäguEstonian
- viiksikäkiFinnish
- Coucou à moustachesFrench
- bjelogrla kukavicaCroatian
- Kangkok kumisIndonesian
- Cuculastore dai mustacchiItalian
- チャイロジュウイチJapanese
- オチャイロジュウイチJapanese
- barzdotoji gegutėLithuanian
- Kleine SperwerkoekoekDutch
- skjeggjøkNorwegian
- kukułka wąsataPolish
- cuco-falcão-de-bigodesPortuguese
- cuco-gavião-de-bigodesPortuguese
- Усатая кукушкаRussian
- Бородатая кукушкаRussian
- kukučka fúzatáSlovak
- Brkata jastrebasta kukavicaSerbian
- mustaschhökgökSwedish
- นกคัคคูเหยี่ยวเล็กThai
- Bıyıklı Atmaca GuguğuTurkish
- зозуля вусатаUkrainian
- 小鷹鵑Chinese
- 小鹰鹃Chinese
Relatives of the moustached hawk-cuckoo
Other species in the same genus Hierococcyx.
Common hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Large hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
Malayan hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx fugax
Northern hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx hyperythrus
Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx nisicolor
Philippine hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx pectoralis
CompareMoustached hawk-cuckoo vs Common hawk-cuckooMoustached hawk-cuckoo vs Large hawk-cuckooMoustached hawk-cuckoo vs Malayan hawk-cuckooMoustached hawk-cuckoo vs Northern hawk-cuckoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the moustached hawk-cuckoo?
An adult moustached hawk-cuckoo weighs 57.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the moustached hawk-cuckoo endangered?
The moustached hawk-cuckoo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the moustached hawk-cuckoo?
The moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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