Pacific Baza

Aviceda subcristata - Baza huppé

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Aviceda
Species
:
subcristata

Descriptor

Gould, 1838

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: 80 à 105 cm.
Weight
: 260 à 448 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 13 subspecies

Aviceda subcristata subcristata (n and e Australia)
Aviceda subcristata timorlaoensis (Lesser Sundas east to Tanimbar)
Aviceda subcristata rufa (Morotai, Dagasuli, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore, Bacan and Obi. n and c Moluccas.)
Aviceda subcristata stresemanni (Buru. c Moluccas.)
Aviceda subcristata reinwardtii (Boano, Seram, Ambon and Haraku. s Moluccas.)
Aviceda subcristata pallida (Seram Laut and Kai Is.. s Moluccas.)
Aviceda subcristata waigeuensis (Waigeo I.. w of New Guinea.)
Aviceda subcristata obscura (Biak I.. n of New Guinea.)
Aviceda subcristata stenozona (w New Guinea, Aru Is)
Aviceda subcristata megala (e New Guinea)
Aviceda subcristata coultasi (Admiralty Is.)
Aviceda subcristata bismarckii (Bismarck Arch.)
Aviceda subcristata gurneyi (Solomon Is.)

Foreign names

Baza huppé,
Baza australiano,
baza-australiano,
Papuaweih,
búbos baza,
Australische Koekoekswouw,
Baza del Pacifico,
gråfotad baza,
Australbaza,
kochláč hnedochrbtý,
luňákovec lesní,
Gråfodet Baza,
töyhtöhaukka,
baza australià,
czubak australijski,
Хохлатая база,
Baza pasifik,
カンムリカッコウハヤブサ,
凤头鹃隼,
鳳頭鵑隼,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)