Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Papiha पपीहा (Cuculus varius) in Cuculidae - Observed in 'Description'

▪︎ Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Papiha पपीहा (Cuculus varius) in Cuculidae. Medium to large sized cuckoo about size of a Pigeon. Plumage is ashy grey above whitish below cross-barred with brown. Tail is broadly barred. Sexes are alike but males tend to be larger. They have a distinctive yellow eye ring. Subadults have breast streaked & there are large brown chevron marks on belly. They shake their tails from side to side.
Confused with 'Large Hawk-cuckoo' which has dark streaks on throat & breast. Young birds have a pale chin but young large hawk-cuckoos have a black chin
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◇3 Subfamily Cuculinae (54)
▪︎ Genus Cuculus (19) - Eurasian Cuckoos
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☆ Order Cuculiformes (141) - Cuckoos
• Family Cuculidae(141) - Cuckoos
◇1 Subfamily Centropodinae(28) - Coucal
▪︎ Genus Centropus (28) - Coucal
◇2 Subfamily Crotophaginae (4) - Anis, Guira Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Crotophaga (3) - Anis
▪︎ Genus Guira (1) - Guira Cuckoo
◇3 Subfamily Cuculinae (54)
▪︎ Genus Cacomantis (6)
▪︎ Genus Caliechthrus (1) - White-crowned Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Cercococcyx (3) - Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo,  Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Chrysococcyx (13)
▪︎ Genus Clamator (4) - Chestnut-winged Cuckoos
▪︎ Genus Cuculus (19) - Eurasian Cuckoos
▪︎ Genus Eudynamys (1) - Asian Koel
▪︎ Genus Microdynamis (1) - Dwarf Koel
▪︎ Genus Pachycoccyx (1) - Thick-billed Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Rhamphomantis (1) - Long-billed Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Scythrops (1) - Channel-billed Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Surniculus (2) - Asian Drongo-Cuckoo, Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Urodynamis (1) - Long-tailed Cuckoo
◇4 Subfamily Neomorphinae (11)
▪︎ Genus Dromococcyx (2) - Pavonine Cuckoo, Pheasant Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Geococcyx (2) - Roadrunners
▪︎ Genus Morococcyx (1) - Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Neomorphus (5) - Ground-Cuckoos
▪︎ Genus Tapera (1) - Striped Cuckoo
◇5 Subfamily Phaenicophaeinae (44)
▪︎ Genus Carpococcyx (3) - Bornean Ground Cuckoo, Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo,  Sumatran Ground Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Ceuthmochares (1) - Green Malkoha
▪︎ Genus Coccyzus (9) - Spotted-tailed Cuckoos
▪︎ Genus Coua (10) - Couas
▪︎ Genus Dasylophus (1) - Rough-crested Malkoha
▪︎ Genus Hyetornis (2) - Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo, Bay-breasted Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Lepidogrammus (1) - Scale-feathered Malkoha
▪︎ Genus Phaenicophaeus (1) - Red-faced Malkoha
▪︎ Genus Piaya (3) - Squirrel Cuckoo, Black-bellied Cuckoo, Little Cuckoo
▪︎ Genus Rhinortha (1) - Raffles's Malkoha
▪︎ Genus Rhopodytes (4)
▪︎ Genus Saurothera (4) - Lizard-Cuckoos
▪︎ Genus Taccocua (1) - Sirkeer Malkoha
▪︎ Genus Zanclostomus (3)
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♤ Class Aves (10,677) - Birds 🐦
☆ Order Accipitriformes (264) - Hawks
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☆ Order Coraciiformes (183) - Todies, Rollers, Motmots, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters
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☆ Order Musophagiformes (23) - Turaco
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