Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus vagans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusCuculus (Typical Old World Cuckoos)
- SpeciesCuculus vagans (Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo)
About 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.
Salomon Müller described the species in 1845, as Cuculus vagans. The species is monotypic. The moustached hawk-cuckoo is found in southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java of Indonesia. Its habitat is evergreen and secondary forests and forest edges, especially on hills and in alluvial and bamboo forests. It occurs at elevations up to 915 m (3,002 ft).
The moustached hawk-cuckoo is 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) long, and it weighs about 58–63 g (2.0–2.2 oz). The crown and nape are grey. The ear coverts are white, and there is a blackish moustache. The back is brown, and the tail has brown bands and a buffy or white tip. The flight feathers have buffy bars. The underparts are creamy-white, with blackish streaks. The eye is dark brown or grey, with a yellow eye-ring around... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taman Negara National Park
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus fugax
Sunda Cuckoo
Cuculus lepidus
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo in Taman Negara National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo sighting in Taman Negara National Park, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo in Taman Negara National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo in Taman Negara National Park in our monthly data.