Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes(Dumont, CHF, 1820)
English (US) Black Baza
The Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aviceda leuphotes
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Baza
- Described by
- (Dumont, CHF, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aviceda leuphotes syama
- Aviceda leuphotes leuphotes
- Aviceda leuphotes andamanica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco leuphotes
- Described by
- (Dumont, CHF, 1820)
- Type locality
- Pondicherry.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 16 p.217
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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