Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni)

Other Names (World)
Jerdon's Baza, Blyth's Baza, Legge's Baza, Crested Baza, Brown Lizard Hawk, Crested Lizard Hawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
41 - 48 cm
Wingspan: 109 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1842)

Habitat
Riparian forests, lowland forests, logged forests, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Brunei Darussalam (B), Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal, Philippines (B), Sri Lanka (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Unknown to Bhutan (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs, but occasionally in small parties of from 3 to 5.

Food
Grasshoppers and other large insects, and lizards.

Voice
A high-pitched, short 'pit-wee', the second note descending.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) [XC474739]
by Frank Lambert from Tepesia, Kamrup, Assam, India (flight call)

Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) [XC196888]
by Frank Lambert from Kubah National Park, waterfall trail, Sarawak, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
Probably forms superspecies with Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata), African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) and Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis). Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata), Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni), African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) and Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis) sometimes considered conspecific.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

ceylonensis (Legge, 1876) - South-western India and Sri Lanka.
jerdoni (Blyth, 1842) - North-eastern India through Burma, southern China (south-western Yunnan, Hainan), Thailand and parts of Indochina to northern Malay Peninsula; some movement southern for winter.
borneensis (Br�ggemann, 1876) - Borneo.
magnirostris (Kaup, 1847) - Philippines.
celebensis (Schlegel, 1873) - Sulawesi, Banggai Is and Sula Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Jerdons Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) - 10 files

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