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Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Highest confidence 0.99
The Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 22 recordings on 16 days since 9 May 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.99. It is heard in 0.2% of recordings, most often around 05:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 28 Sep 2026.
Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Pune: questions and answers
Is the Common Hawk-Cuckoo found in Pune?
The Common Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 22 recordings on 16 days since 9 May 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.99. It is heard in 0.2% of recordings, most often around 05:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 28 Sep 2026.
When is the best time to hear the Common Hawk-Cuckoo in Baner, Pune?
It is heard most often around 05:00 IST. At dawn (05:00–07:59) it is confirmed in 0.3 of every 100 recordings, at night (20:00–04:59) in 0.1, against 0.2 over the whole day. Rates are per recording, so the extra recordings made at dawn and dusk do not inflate them.
Is the Common Hawk-Cuckoo a resident or a migrant in Pune?
Resident (provisional, from field guides for the Pune region; not yet reviewed for Baner).
How sure is Earth Pulse that it heard the Common Hawk-Cuckoo?
Every detection on this page scored 0.70 or more in BirdNET (confirmed). Its highest confidence is 0.99 and the median of its confirmed detections 0.94; 64% scored 0.90 or more. Lower-scoring results (0.15 to 0.70) are stored but not published; they can be downloaded after signing in on the data page.
Charts, the presence calendar and the latest detections load from the hourly snapshot. All birds of Pune.