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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Dark Hawk-Cuckoo	Scale-feathered Malkoha
Scientific Name	Hierococcyx bocki	Lepidogrammus cumingi
Order	Cuculiformes	Cuculiformes
Family	Cuculidae	Cuculidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	35.9 cm (14.1 in)	31.6 cm (12.4 in)
Weight	137.0 g (4.83 oz)	167.175 g (5.90 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	--	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo only

None

Scale-feathered Malkoha only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Song

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in South Asia.

Scale-feathered Malkoha

Song

Loud, far-carrying whistled call; pure melodic notes resonating through dense tropical forest canopy.

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Least Concern

Scale-feathered Malkoha

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Plumage

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo: dark brown above; pale below with dense dark barring; hawk-like; long barred tail; yellow orbital ring; dark morph

Scale-feathered Malkoha

Plumage

Large Green-billed Malkoha: large; green above; pale buff below; very large green bill; bare red facial skin; long green-glossed tail

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About These Birds

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki) — 28–31 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with darker streaking; barred tail. Restricted to montane forest of the Malay Peninsula. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Rare; poorly documented.

Scale-feathered Malkoha

Scale-feathered Malkoha (Lepidogrammus cumingi) — 40–45 cm. Unique among malkohas for the male's scaly white-tipped breast feathers; green above; bare red orbital skin. Endemic to the Philippines (Luzon and nearby islands). Inhabits forest and scrub. Non-parasitic. Insectivore.

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