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Species
Least ConcernPacific Baza
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Aviceda subcristata
- taxon name
- Aviceda subcristata
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- Aviceda subcristata
- taxon common name
- baza-australiano
- wingspan
- 92.5
- litter size
- 2.4
- egg incubation period
- 31
- short name
- A. subcristata
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Encyclopedic overview
The Pacific baza (Aviceda subcristata), also known as the crested hawk, crested baza, and Pacific cuckoo-falcon, is a slender, medium-sized species of hawk in the family Accipitridae. It is mostly grey, brown, and white coloured and grows to a length of 35–46 centimetres (14–18 in). It is an omnivore and usually does not migrate. The breeding season for the species lasts from September to at least February, during which time specimens commonly fly and vocalise for display. It lives in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and East Timor, in forests, savannas, and freshwater bodies. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as a least concern species.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pacific Baza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.