Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
French: Baza huppard
German: Dreifarbenweih
Spanish: Baza Negro
Other common names: Black crested Baza, Black crested Lizard Hawk
Taxonomy: Falco leuphotes Dumont, 1820, Pondicherry, India.
Race wolfei, based on single specimen, doubtfully distinct from nominate. Birds from Burma and Thailand may belong to race syama, as opposed to rather similar nominate leuphotes; these birds sometimes awarded separate race, burmana. Four subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- wolfei Deignan, 1948 - Sichuan (C China).
- syama (Hodgson, 1837) - NE India and E Nepal E to S China (Guangdong, Hainan); winters S through Indochina and Malay Peninsula to Sumatra.
- leuphotes (Dumont, 1820) - SW India, S Burma and W Thailand; may also breed in parts of Indochina.
- andamanica Abdulali & Grubh, 1970 - South Andaman I (Andaman Is).
- Least Concern
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Adult preening Mae Wong National Park, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp syama)
Alain Fossé 20 February 2007 45 weeks ago 35 sec 3.8 -
Adult cleaning its bill on the perch Mae Wong National Park, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp syama)
Alain Fossé 20 February 2007 45 weeks ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Two birds high on a tree top, preening Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp leuphotes)
Josep del Hoyo 7 November 2004 2 years ago 24 sec 2.4 -
A bird flying, almost perching once. Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp leuphotes)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 6 weeks ago 27 sec 2 -
seven birds in treetops early morning, preening, stretching, and shaking Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp syama)
Martin Kennewell 9 January 2010 9 weeks ago 41 sec 2
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Perched adult Mae Wong National Park, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp syama)
Alain Fossé 20 February 2007 45 weeks ago 3 -
Perched adult Mae Wong National Park, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp syama)
Alain Fossé 20 February 2007 45 weeks ago 3 -
An adult in a tree. Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area, Ban Thale Noi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp syama)
Christophe Gouraud 25 November 2009 9 weeks ago 2 -
An adult in a tree. Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area, Ban Thale Noi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp syama)
Christophe Gouraud 25 November 2009 9 weeks ago 2
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