Aviceda
| Baza | |
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| Black baza (Aviceda leuphotes) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Perninae |
| Genus: | Aviceda Swainson, 1836 |
The bazas,[1] Aviceda, are a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The genus has a widespread distribution from Australia to southern Asia and across to Africa. The bazas are sometimes known as cuckoo-hawks. A prominent crest is a feature of the bazas. They have two tooth-like indentations on the edge of the upper bill.
Etymology
Aviceda: Latin: avis ″bird″; -cida ″killer″, from caedere ″to kill″[2]
Species
| Common name | Scientific name [a] | IUCN Red List Status | Distribution | Picture |
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| African cuckoo-hawk | Aviceda cuculoides Swainson, 1837 |
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| Jerdon's baza | Aviceda jerdoni (Blyth, 1842) |
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| Black baza | Aviceda leuphotes (Dumont, 1820) |
LC IUCN[5] | 
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| Madagascar cuckoo-hawk | Aviceda madagascariensis (Smith, 1834) |
LC IUCN[6] | 
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| Pacific baza | Aviceda subcristata (Gould, 1838) |
LC IUCN[7] | 
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Notes
- ^ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Aviceda .
References
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- ^ Etymological note: the common name "baza" is derived from baaz, the Hindi name for the northern goshawk, (Accipiter gentilis). Baaz has its origins in Arabic.
Aasheesh Pittie. "A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region". Retrieved 24 September 2015. - ^ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018) (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link) - ^ "Aviceda cuculoides (African Cuckoo-hawk, African Cuckoo Hawk, African Cuckoo-Hawk)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Aviceda jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Aviceda leuphotes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Aviceda madagascarensis Madagascar cuckoo-hawk". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aviceda subcristata (Pacific Baza)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694961A95221429.en.
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