Biology:Aviceda

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Short description: Genus of birds


Baza
Black Baza.jpg
Black baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Perninae
Genus: Aviceda
Swainson, 1836
Type species
Aviceda cuculoides[1]
Swainson, 1837

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

Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.[3]

Species

Common name Scientific name [lower-alpha 1] IUCN Red List Status Distribution Picture
African cuckoo-hawk Aviceda cuculoides
Swainson, 1837
LC IUCN[4] Sub-Saharan Africa and eastern parts of southern Africa Aviceda cuculoides00.jpg
Jerdon's baza Aviceda jerdoni
(Blyth, 1842)
South-east Asia Adult Jerdon's Baza.jpg
Black baza Aviceda leuphotes
(Dumont, 1820)
Black Baza ebird data map.png Black Baza at Mahananda WLS.jpg
Madagascar cuckoo-hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
(Smith, 1834)
LC IUCN[5] Aviceda madagascariensis distribution map.png Aviceda madagascariensis 1868.jpg
Pacific baza Aviceda subcristata
(Gould, 1838)
LC IUCN[6] Pacific Baza.png Aviceda subcristata -captive-8.jpg

Notes

  1. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Aviceda .

References

Wikidata ☰ Q582264 entry