Aviceda

• African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides

  A raptor of woodland and forest across sub-Saharan Africa. It has a gray crest and broad rufous bars below, and searches for prey from one perch to another.

• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni

  A crested hawk that waits on a perch for prey, it breeds in scattered areas from India to Southeast Asia.

• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes

  The Black Baza is a forest raptor with black-and-white plumage, chestnut breast bands and a long crest. It catches insects in the canopy; some northern populations migrate south.

• Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis

  This medium-sized raptor lives in Madagascar's forests. It waits concealed among leaves, then glides from a perch to catch insects and small reptiles.

• Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata

  A long-tailed, crested hawk that searches the canopy for large insects; females have a browner crown than males.

• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes

  The Black Baza is a forest raptor with black-and-white plumage, chestnut breast bands and a long crest. It catches insects in the canopy; some northern populations migrate south.

• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni

  A crested hawk that waits on a perch for prey, it breeds in scattered areas from India to Southeast Asia.

• Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata

  A long-tailed, crested hawk that searches the canopy for large insects; females have a browner crown than males.

• Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda madagascariensis

  This medium-sized raptor lives in Madagascar's forests. It waits concealed among leaves, then glides from a perch to catch insects and small reptiles.

• African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides

  A raptor of woodland and forest across sub-Saharan Africa. It has a gray crest and broad rufous bars below, and searches for prey from one perch to another.