African cuckoo-hawk

African cuckoo-hawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aviceda
Species:
A. cuculoides
Binomial name
Aviceda cuculoides
Swainson, 1837
Subspecies[2]
  • A. c. cuculoides - Swainson, 1837
  • A. c. batesi - (Swann, 1920)
  • A. c. verreauxii - Lafresnaye, 1846

The African cuckoo-hawk, or African baza, (Aviceda cuculoides) is a medium-sized raptor in the family Accipitridae so named because it resembles the common cuckoo. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and along the eastern parts of Southern Africa, preferring dense woodland and forest of either indigenous or exotic trees.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aviceda cuculoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22694944A93480370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22694944A93480370.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.