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.
Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo is a brood parasite. The chick evicts bona fide residents of the parasitized nest, thus becoming the sole occupant. Under normal circumstances, this would reduce the provisioning rate as the foster parents see only one gape. To counteract this, the Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo displays gape-coloured patches of skin under its wing to simulate additional gapes; the strategy appears to increase the provisioning rate. This is in contrast to other species of cuckoo (such as the common cuckoo) which increase the rapidity of high pitched hunger calls to increase the provisioning rate.
Although the skin patch is not gape shaped, it is convincing: host parents occasionally place food into the patch.
Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo was formerly regarded as having four subspecies. The Philippine hawk-cuckoo is now commonly treated as a separate species, H. pectoralis. The remaining forms are also now split into three species: Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (H. fugax), Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (H. nisicolor) and rufous hawk-cuckoo or northern hawk-cuckoo (H. hyperythrus).
^BirdLife International. (2016). "Hierococcyx nisicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734046A95072929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734046A95072929.en. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 167.
May 18, 2023
hodgson, hawk, cuckoo, hierococcyx, nisicolor, also, known, whistling, hawk, cuckoo, species, cuckoo, found, north, eastern, india, myanmar, southern, china, southeast, asia, cherrapunji, meghalaya, indiaconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, cl. 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 Hodgson s hawk cuckooAt Cherrapunji Meghalaya IndiaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeGenus HierococcyxSpecies H nisicolorBinomial nameHierococcyx nisicolorHorsfield 1821Hodgson s hawk cuckoo is a brood parasite The chick evicts bona fide residents of the parasitized nest thus becoming the sole occupant Under normal circumstances this would reduce the provisioning rate as the foster parents see only one gape To counteract this the Hodgson s hawk cuckoo displays gape coloured patches of skin under its wing to simulate additional gapes the strategy appears to increase the provisioning rate This is in contrast to other species of cuckoo such as the common cuckoo which increase the rapidity of high pitched hunger calls to increase the provisioning rate Although the skin patch is not gape shaped it is convincing host parents occasionally place food into the patch Hodgson s hawk cuckoo was formerly regarded as having four subspecies The Philippine hawk cuckoo is now commonly treated as a separate species H pectoralis The remaining forms are also now split into three species Malaysian hawk cuckoo H fugax Hodgson s hawk cuckoo H nisicolor and rufous hawk cuckoo or northern hawk cuckoo H hyperythrus The common name commemorates the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson 2 References Edit BirdLife International 2016 Hierococcyx nisicolor IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22734046A95072929 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22734046A95072929 en Retrieved 4 April 2023 Beolens Bo Watkins Michael 2003 Whose Bird Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds London Christopher Helm p 167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hodgson 27s hawk cuckoo amp oldid 1148137401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
