Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo is a cuckoo with predominantly gray adult plumage. It moves seasonally from its breeding range to wintering areas in Southeast Asia and is recorded in forest and forest-edge habitats.
Adults have a gray head and upperparts, with barring across the breast and belly. Juveniles have brown in their plumage and look different from adults.
Its breeding range extends from the Himalayan region to southern China, and it moves south to winter in Southeast Asia.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.