Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)
French: Baza huppé
German: Papuaweih
Spanish: Baza Australiano
Other common names: Crested/Lizard Hawk, Crested/Lizard Baza
Taxonomy: Lepidogenys subcristatus Gould, 1838, New South Wales.
Probably forms superspecies with A. jerdoni, A. cuculoides and A. madagascariensis. Populations of Solomon Is now regarded as single race, thus possible races proxima and robusta now included in gurneyi. Race njikena of NW Australia doubtfully separable from nominate subcristata. Thirteen subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- timorlauensis (A. B. Meyer, 1894) - islands off Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas.
- pallida (Stresemann, 1913) - S Moluccas.
- reinwardtii (Schlegel & S. Müller, 1841) - C Moluccas.
- timorlauensis (A. B. Meyer, 1894) - islands off Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas.
- pallida (Stresemann, 1913) - S Moluccas.
- reinwardtii (Schlegel & S. Müller, 1841) - C Moluccas.
- stresemanni (Siebers, 1930) - Buru (C Moluccas).
- rufa (Schlegel, 1866) - N Moluccas.
- waigeuensis Mayr, 1940 - Waigeo I.
- obscura Junge, 1956 - Biak I.
- stenozona (G. R. Gray, 1858) - W New Guinea, Aru Is.
- megala (Stresemann, 1913) - E New Guinea.
- coultasi Mayr, 1945 - Admiralty Is.
- bismarckii (Sharpe, 1888) - Bismarck Archipelago.
- gurneyi (Ramsay, 1882) - Solomon Is.
- subcristata (Gould, 1838) - N & NE Australia.
- Least Concern
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An adult feeding on an insect Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp subcristata)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1995 5 years ago 29 sec 4.2 -
An adult perched in a dead tree Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp subcristata)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1995 5 years ago 47 sec 4.2 -
An adult perched on a telephone cable and flying away Wynnum, Queensland, Australia (ssp subcristata)
Tom Tarrant 31 May 1996 5 years ago 34 sec 3.8 -
An adult perched in a tree Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp subcristata)
Tom Tarrant 30 September 1994 5 years ago 40 sec 3.7 -
An immature on a branch, looking around. Biak Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp obscura)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 1 year ago 24 sec 3.7 -
An adult in a leafless tree. Biak Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp obscura)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 1 year ago 25 sec 3.3
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A flying bird. Biak Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp obscura)
mehdhalaouate 9 October 2005 5 weeks ago 3 -
An adult on a branch. Biak Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp obscura)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 40 weeks ago 3 -
An immature concealed on a tree Biak Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp obscura)
Eduardo de Juana 14 July 2008 40 weeks ago 2.5
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