Wildlifeof Thailand
Dark Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculidae
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Hierococcyx bocki
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, especially caterpillars
Habitat
Montane forest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Size
28–30cm
The dark hawk-cuckoo is a dark grey-brown forest cuckoo with barred underparts, yellow eye-ring and a banded tail. Once treated as part of Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo, it is associated with montane forest in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It feeds on insects and caterpillars in the canopy and reproduces by placing its eggs in nests of smaller forest birds (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Dark Hawk-Cuckoo eat?
- Insects, especially caterpillars
- What habitat does the Dark Hawk-Cuckoo live in?
- Montane forest
- Where is the Dark Hawk-Cuckoo found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- How big is the Dark Hawk-Cuckoo?
- 28–30cm