Species profile
Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata
Quick answer
Local name Mamunman (Sansundi). Range A. s. obscura Biak, Supiori; A. s. megala Yapen. Status Endemic subspecies. Obtained by three collectors and observed by most visitors. Moderately common, occasionally seen in groups of 3 ‒ 4. Most frequent in mature secondary and selectively logged forest, but also at the edge of tall primary forest.
- Scientific name
- Aviceda subcristata
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Aviceda
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Pacific Baza in your journal
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- African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
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- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
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- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)