Aviceda
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| Baza | |
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| File:Black Baza.jpg | |
| Black baza (Aviceda leuphotes) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Perninae |
| Genus: | Aviceda Swainson, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Aviceda cuculoides[1] Swainson, 1837
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The bazas,[2] Aviceda, are a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The genus has a widespread distribution from Australia to southern Asia and across to Africa. The bazas are sometimes known as cuckoo-hawks. A prominent crest is a feature of the bazas. They have two tooth-like indentations on the edge of the upper bill.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.[3]
Species
[edit | edit source]| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| African cuckoo-hawk | Aviceda cuculoides Swainson, 1837 Three subspecies
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Sub-Saharan Africa and eastern parts of southern Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Jerdon's baza | Aviceda jerdoni (Blyth, 1842) Six subspecies[5]
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South-east Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Black baza | Aviceda leuphotes (Dumont, 1820) Three subspecies
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Northeast India, the eastern Himalayas, China and Southeast Asia. Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Madagascar cuckoo-hawk | Aviceda madagascariensis (Smith, 1834) |
Madagascar. Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
| Pacific baza
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Aviceda subcristata (Gould, 1838) Thirteen subspecies
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Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands and South Africa and East Timor
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC |
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References
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