Back الوقواق هوك كبير ARZ Hierococcyx sparverioides AST Woyek (Hierococcyx) AVK Hierococcyx sparverioides Bulgarian Cucut esparverenc gros Catalan Cuculus sparverioides CEB Kukačka krahujčí Czech Gwalch-gog fawr Welsh Hierococcyx sparverioides Spanish Hierococcyx sparverioides Basque
| Large hawk-cuckoo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Hierococcyx |
| Species: | H. sparverioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Hierococcyx sparverioides (Vigors, 1832)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cuculus sparverioides | |
The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide breeding distribution from temperate Asia along the Himalayas extending to East Asia. Many populations winter further south. They are known for their loud and repetitive calls which are similar to that of the common hawk-cuckoo but do not rise in crescendo. They are also somewhat larger and adults can be readily told apart from the smaller common hawk-cuckoo by the black patch on the chin. They are brood-parasites of babblers and laughing-thrushes.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hierococcyx sparverioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728111A94970879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728111A94970879.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.