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Bazas and Cuckoo-Hawks
Aviceda
The bazas, Aviceda, are a genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. 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.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Pacific Baza
speciesAviceda subcristata
Black Baza
speciesAviceda leuphotes
Jerdon's Baza
speciesAviceda jerdoni
African Cuckoo-Hawk
speciesAviceda cuculoides
Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk
speciesAviceda madagascariensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 5259.