Species profile
common hawk cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Quick answer
common hawk cuckoo is a species in the Cuculidae family, order Cuculiformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Cuculus varius
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Genus
- Cuculus
Recording common hawk cuckoo in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Cuculidae
- African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- Andaman Coucal (Centropus andamanensis)
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- Banded Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus)
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Bay Coucal (Centropus celebensis)