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Jerdon’s Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) — Birds of Prey of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Jerdon’s Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 363 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Accipitriformes
- Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Genus Aviceda
- Species jerdoni
Quick facts
- Weight
- 363 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Jerdon’s Baza is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Jerdon’s Baza is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Jerdon’s Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) belongs to the Accipitridae family of the order Accipitriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR, AU widespread.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 363 g, with a wing length of about 30.3 cm and a tail of around 21.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Jerdon’s Baza?
The Jerdon’s Baza is a large bird that weighs around 363 g.
Where does the Jerdon’s Baza live?
The Jerdon’s Baza is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR, AU widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Jerdon’s Baza belong to?
The Jerdon’s Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) belongs to the Accipitridae family, in the order Accipitriformes.
What does the Jerdon’s Baza eat?
The Jerdon’s Baza is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Jerdon’s Baza migrate?
The Jerdon’s Baza is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Jerdon’s Baza endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Jerdon’s Baza make?
1 real field recording of the Jerdon’s Baza — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Jerdon’s Baza's range?
The Jerdon’s Baza has a mapped global range of about 1.6 million km².
Conservation
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