The black baza is a small sized bird of prey found in the forests of the Northeast India, the eastern Himalayas, China and Southeast Asia. Many populations are migratory. The races in the Indian region are migratory, wintering in the south of the Peninsula and Sri Lanka. The black bazas have short, stout legs and feet with strong talons. A prominent crest is a feature of the bazas. They are found in dense forest often in small groups. They are also known to spend a lot of time perching on bare branches of tall trees rising above the forest canopy. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Dumont, CHF 1820)
Reference:
Dict. Sci. Nat. [Levrault]
16 p.217
Protonym:
Falco leuphotes
Type locality:
Pondicherry.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23029252
Avibase ID:
139A5705EEBC2FF4
Avibase ID:
avibase-139A5705
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/139A5705
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175443
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Baza huppard ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Baza huppard ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Black-crested Lizard Hawk ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Clements 3rd edition: Crested Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aviceda leuphotes [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aviceda leuphotes [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aviceda leuphotes [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Baza ( Aviceda leuphotes) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aviceda leuphotes [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aviceda leuphotes [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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