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Common Hawk-cuckoo

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iCommon Hawk-cuckoo
Conservation status

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species: C. varius
Binomial name
Cuculus varius
(Vahl, 1797)

The Common Hawk-cuckoo Cuculus varius also popularly called the Brainfever bird is a medium sized cuckoo resembling the Shikra in appearance. During summer months it is easily detected by its repeated calls of Brain-fever ... Brain-fever. When flying into trees, they resemble sparrowhawks and upon landing on the perch they shake their tails from side to side.

It is found in dry deciduous forests throughout India.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Cuculus varius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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