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. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and along the eastern parts of Southern Africa, preferring dense woodland and forest of either indigenous or exotic trees.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of African Cuckoo-Hawk being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aviceda jerdoni
- Harpagus diodon
- Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Aviceda subcristata
- Aerospiza tachiro
- Lophospiza trivirgata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Aviceda
- Species
- Aviceda cuculoides
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