Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni) is a moderate sized brown hawk with a thin white-tipped black crest usually held erect. It is found in South-east Asia. It inhabits foothills in the terai and is rarer in evergreen forests and tea estates.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Jerdon's Baza 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
- Nisaetus nipalensis
- Nisaetus nanus
- Nisaetus bartelsi
- Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Aviceda cuculoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Aviceda
- Species
- Aviceda jerdoni
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