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Aviceda

  • Aviceda

    The bazas, Aviceda, are a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, sometimes known as cuckoo-hawks. 

    1/ Jerdon's baza (Diều hoa Jerdon, Aviceda jerdoni)
    2/ Black baza (Diều mào, Aviceda leuphotes)


    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.

  • Black Baza

    Black baza 
    (Diều mào, Aviceda leuphotes)

    The black baza (Aviceda leuphotes) is a small bird of prey found in the forests of Northeast India, the eastern Himalayas, China and Southeast Asia.


    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.
    leuphotes: Greek lophotos crested.

  • Jerdon's Baza

    Jerdon's baza 
    (Diều hoa Jerdon, Aviceda jerdoni)

    Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni) is a moderate sized brown hawk with a thin white-tipped black crest
    The bird is found from eastern Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh through South-east Asia.


    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.
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