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cuckoo falcon

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Also known as: Aviceda

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type of falcon

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The cuckoo falcons, several species of Aviceda, are kites of the subfamily Perninae (family Accipitridae). They range over Asia and the South Pacific, hunting at twilight, mainly for insects. Some hunt lizards. See also caracara; hobby; kestrel; merlin; peregrine falcon.
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