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African Baza
Aviceda cuculoides Swainson, 1837
The African Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) is a medium-sized raptor in the family Accipitridae resembling a Common Cuckoo, found in sub-Saharan Africa and along the eastern parts of Southern Africa. It prefers dense woodland and forest of either indigenous or exotic trees. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Aviceda
Scientific:
Aviceda cuculoides
Citation:
Swainson, 1837
Reference:
BirdsW.Afr. p.104 pl.1
Protonym:
Aviceda cuculoides
Avibase ID:
648936C0CA95E160
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/648936C0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175441
Geographic range:
- Aviceda cuculoides cuculoides: Senegal to southwestern Ethiopia and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Aviceda cuculoides batesi: Sierra Leone to Uganda and n Angola
- Aviceda cuculoides verreauxii: Kenya to Namibia and South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
African Baza
Catalan:
Baza africà
Czech:
luňákovec kukačkovitý
Danish:
Afrikansk Baza
German:
Kuckucksweih
Spanish:
Baza Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Baza Africano
Finnish:
afrikantöyhtöhaukka
French:
Baza coucou
Croatian:
afrička baza
Hungarian:
afrikai kakukkhéja
Icelandic:
Gaukþjór
Italian:
Baza africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakakkouhayabusa
Japanese:
アフリカカッコウハヤブサ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis kuoduotasis vanagas
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Koekoekswouw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gaukbaza
Norwegian:
Gjøkbaza
Polish:
czubak afrykanski
Portuguese:
Falcão-cuco
Russian:
Африканская база
Slovak:
kochláč kukučí
Serbian:
Afrička baza
Swedish:
afrikansk baza
Ukrainian:
Шуляк африканський
Chinese:
非洲鹃隼
Chinese (Traditional):
西非鵑隼
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Baza coucou ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Baza coucou ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: African Cuckoo-falcon ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: African Cuckoo Falcon ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: African Cuckoo-Falcon ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Cuckoo Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Cuckoo-hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Cuckoo Falcon ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Aviceda cuculoides [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Aviceda cuculoïdes [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Aviceda cuculoides [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): African Baza ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aviceda cuculoides [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aviceda cuculoides [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Koekoekvalk
Catalan: Baza africà
Czech: Aviceda kukackovitá, luňákovec kukačkovitý
Danish: Afrikansk Baza
German: Kuckucksweih
English: African Baza, African Cuckoo Falcon, African Cuckoo Hawk, African Cuckoo-falcon, African Cuckoo-hawk, Cuckoo Falcon, Cuckoo Hawk, Cuckoo-Hawk, West African Cuckoo-Falcon
English (IOC): African Cuckoo-Hawk
English (Kenya): African Cuckoo Hawk
Spanish: Baza Africana, Baza Africano
Spanish (Spain): Baza Africano
Spanish (HBW): African Cuckoo-Hawk
Estonian: aafrika tutthaugas
Finnish: afrikantöyhtöhaukka, Käkitöyhtöhaukka
French: Baza coucou, Baza d'Afrique, Faucon coucou
Croatian: afrička baza
Hungarian: afrikai kakukkhéja
Icelandic: Gaukþjór
Italian: Baza africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikakakkouhayabusa
Japanese: アフリカカッコウハヤブサ
Scientific: Aviceda cuculoides, Aviceda cuculoïdes, Aviceda cuculoides cuculoides
Lithuanian: Afrikinis kuoduotasis vanagas
Dutch: Afrikaanse Koekoekswouw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gaukbaza
Norwegian: Gjøkbaza
Polish: czubak afrykanski, czubak afrykański
Portuguese: Falcão-cuco
Portuguese (Portugal): Falcão-cuco
Russian: Африканская база, сокол-кукушка
Slovak: kochláč kukučí
Serbian: Afrička baza
Swedish: afrikansk baza, Afrikansk gökfalk
Swahili: Kipanga-kekeo
Turkish: Afrika Bazası
Ukrainian: Шуляк африканський
Chinese: 非洲鹃隼
Chinese (Traditional): 西非鵑隼
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