Large Hawk-Cuckoo

The large hawk-cuckoo is a cuckoo with a wide breeding distribution from temperate Asia along the Himalayas to East Asia, and many populations winter further south. It is a brood parasite of babblers and laughingthrushes, and its eggs mimic those of its hosts. Adults are somewhat larger than the common hawk-cuckoo and can be told from it by a black patch on the chin (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It is known for loud, repetitive calls that are like those of the common hawk-cuckoo but do not rise in a crescendo, given in summer and often well after dusk. Many laughingthrushes can detect and remove cuckoo eggs.