Record of singing Large Hawk-Cuckoo at Tairajima Island, Tokara Isles, Kagoshima Japan

Abstract

We recorded songs of a Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides at Tairajima Island, Tokara Isles, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, on May 26, 2012. This is the first audio record of Large Hawk-Cuckoo songs in Japan. The species was identified by comparing the sonogram of the recorded songs to other confirmed recordings of Large Hawk-Cuckoo and related species. This species was observed on the same island for 4 consecutive years starting in 2012.