UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Accipitriformes Accipitridae

Pacific Baza

Aviceda subcristata

UCIOC 2745

Pacific Baza

Aviceda subcristata

Accipitriformes · Accipitridae

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata).

ATK152

DEF103

2672 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 322.7 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 152

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 152).

DEF 103

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 103).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Wallacea (except Sulawesi) & New Guinea region & Northern & Eastern Australia & Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is. Habitat: Forest & Woodland

13 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Aviceda subcristata timorlaoensis
Lombok to Babar (Lesser Sundas), Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas) and Flores Sea is. s, se of Sulawesi
Aviceda subcristata rufa
Morotai, Dagasuli, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore, Bacan and Obi (n Moluccas)
Aviceda subcristata stresemanni
Buru (wc Moluccas)
Aviceda subcristata reinwardtii
Boano, Seram, Ambon and Haruku (ec Moluccas)
Aviceda subcristata pallida
Seram Laut and Kai Is. (s, se Moluccas)
Aviceda subcristata waigeuensis
Waigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)
Aviceda subcristata obscura
Biak (Geelvink Bay is., nw of New Guinea)
Aviceda subcristata stenozona
Misool, Batanta and Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), and w, s, se New Guinea
Aviceda subcristata megala
n New Guinea and many n satellites, to n watershed of se New Guinea
Aviceda subcristata coultasi
Manus and San Miguel (Admiralty Is., nw Bismarck Arch.)
Aviceda subcristata bismarckii
Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland and New Britain and satellites (e Bismarck Arch.)
Aviceda subcristata gurneyi
Solomon Is. (except Rennell)
Aviceda subcristata subcristata
ne WA to sc NSW (n, e Australia)