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Common hawk-cuckoo

The common hawk-cuckoo, popularly known as the brainfever bird, is a medium-sized cuckoo resident in the Indian subcontinent. It bears a close resemblance to the Shikra, even in its style of flying and landing on a perch. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Hierococcyx varius
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Hierococcyx