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Pacific Baza

Aviceda subcristata

Description:

The Pacific Baza also known as the Crested Hawk, is a slender, medium-sized hawk with a distinctive crest. Its upperside is mainly dark brown, with a grey head and yellow eyes. It is conspicuously barred white and dark brown on the breast and on the underside of the tail and flight feathers.

Habitat:

It is found in coastal and subcoastal areas of northern and eastern Australia, Wallacea, New Guinea and adjacent islands.

Notes:

Spotted this one in a tree out the back of our house. First shot is quite comical! :)

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2 Comments

ShannaB
ShannaB 10 years ago

HAHAHA, you put up the psycho one as the primary shot! So jealous that you saw this without me. ; )

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Heeeyyy Baza !!! Nice shots.. except I don't think you got signed approval for that first one to be posted.

NathBig
Spotted by
NathBig

Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Apr 1, 2014
Submitted on Apr 1, 2014

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