African baza / Kuckucksweih (Aviceda cuculoides)

Wikipedia: African baza Source: WIKIPEDIA Aviceda_cuculoides00.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Aviceda (Aviceda); Subfamily True hawks (Accipitrinae); Family Accipitridae (Accipitridae)
General: The African cuckoo-hawk, or African baza, (Aviceda cuculoides) is a medium-sized raptor in the family Accipitridae so named because it resembles the common cuckoo, which is 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. [more]