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;[[:Category:Aviceda|Aviceda]] subcristata | ;[[:Category:Aviceda|Aviceda]] subcristata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Pacific-Baza-4880W.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male<br />Photo by '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Gold Coast, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], September 2013]] | ||
35–46 cm; long tail and prominent crest | 35–46 cm; long tail and prominent crest | ||
*Grey head, neck and breast | *Grey head, neck and breast | ||
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The female is heavier and browner on the crown than the male. | The female is heavier and browner on the crown than the male. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Northern and eastern [[Australia]], Indo-Malayan peninsula, [[New Guinea]] and nearby islands and the [[Solomon Islands]]. | Northern and eastern [[Australia]], Indo-Malayan peninsula, [[New Guinea]] and nearby islands and the [[Solomon Islands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Pacific Baza 9.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Mzungu|Mzungu}}<br />Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], January 2018]] | ||
There are 13 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 13 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''A. s. timorlaoensis'': [[Lesser Sundas]] and islands off [[Sulawesi]] | *''A. s. timorlaoensis'': [[Lesser Sundas]] and islands off [[Sulawesi]] | ||
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The nest is flimsy and flat and made of sticks; it is placed high in the upper leafy branches of a tree. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs. Both adults brood and feed the chicks. | The nest is flimsy and flat and made of sticks; it is placed high in the upper leafy branches of a tree. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs. Both adults brood and feed the chicks. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) |
#Birds in Backyards | #Birds in Backyards | ||
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Revision as of 01:18, 12 January 2018
Alternative names: Crested Hawk, Baza, Pacific Cuckoo-Falcon
- Aviceda subcristata
Identification
35–46 cm; long tail and prominent crest
- Grey head, neck and breast
- White underparts with bold dark banding
- Short legs
- Yellow eyes
The female is heavier and browner on the crown than the male.
Distribution
Northern and eastern Australia, Indo-Malayan peninsula, New Guinea and nearby islands and the Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 13 subspecies[1]:
- A. s. timorlaoensis: Lesser Sundas and islands off Sulawesi
- A. s. pallida: Seram Laut (Manawoka and Gorong) and Kai Islands
- A. s. reinwardtii: South Moluccas (Boano, Seram, Ambon and Haruku)
- A. s. stresemanni: Buru (central Moluccas)
- A. s. rufa: Moluccas (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore, Bacan and Obi)
- A. s. waigeuensis: Waigeo Island (off northern New Guinea)
- A. s. obscura: Biak Island (off northern New Guinea)
- A. s. stenozona: Aru Islands and western New Guinea
- A. s. megala: Eastern New Guinea
- A. s. coultasi: Admiralty Islands
- A. s. bismarckii: Bismarck Archipelago
- A. s. gurneyi: Solomon Islands
- A. s. subcristata: Northern and eastern Australia
Habitat
Rain and swamp forests and forest edges, mangroves, grasslands, farmlands and urban areas. They prefer well-watered areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Omnivorous. Their mains diet includes large insects, particularly stick insects and mantids, frogs, lizards and fruit.
Breeding
The nest is flimsy and flat and made of sticks; it is placed high in the upper leafy branches of a tree. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs. Both adults brood and feed the chicks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Birds in Backyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pacific Baza. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pacific_Baza
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