Jerdon's baza
Aviceda jerdoni (Blyth, 1842)
The jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 363 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the jerdon's baza
- Weight
- 363 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the jerdon's baza live?
Not recorded
What is the jerdon's baza?
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.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.
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Is the jerdon's baza endangered?
The jerdon's baza is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the jerdon's baza classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusAviceda
- SpeciesAviceda jerdoni (Blyth, 1842)
Synonyms Pernis jerdoni
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- Asian bazaEnglish
- Asian bazaEnglish
- Jerdon’s bazaEnglish
- Jerdon’s bazaEnglish
- Jerdon’s bazaEnglish
- باز جوردنArabic
- aviceda hnědáCzech
- luňákovec JerdonůvCzech
- cogwalch JerdonWelsh
- Stor BazaDanish
- HinduweihGerman
- Hindu-WeiheGerman
- OrientweihGerman
- azia kukolagloEsperanto
- Baza orientalSpanish
- pruun-tutthaugasEstonian
- isotöyhtöhaukkaFinnish
- Baza de JerdonFrench
- azijska bazaCroatian
- Jerdon-kakukkhéjaHungarian
- Baza jerdonIndonesian
- Baza di JerdonItalian
- チャイロカッコウハヤブサJapanese
- azijinis kuoduotasis vanagasLithuanian
- പ്രാപ്പരുന്ത്Malayalam
- Burung Helang BazaMalay
- कैलो जुरेबाजNepali
- Jerdons KoekoekswouwDutch
- brunbazaNorwegian
- czubak brunatnyPolish
- جرڈن دا بازاWestern Panjabi
- baza-pardaPortuguese
- baza-pardoPortuguese
- gavião-cuco-orientalPortuguese
- Азиатская базаRussian
- kochláč jarabýSlovak
- Džerdonova bazaSerbian
- jerdonbazaSwedish
- Indonesisk bazaSwedish
- orientbazaSwedish
- เหยี่ยวกิ้งก่าสีน้ำตาลThai
- Jerdon BazasıTurkish
- шуляк азійськийUkrainian
- Diều hoaVietnamese
- 褐冠鵑隼Chinese
- 褐冠鹃隼Chinese
Relatives of the jerdon's baza
Other species in the same genus Aviceda.
Black baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Pacific baza
Aviceda subcristata
African cuckoo-hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
Madagascar cuckoo-hawk
Aviceda madagascariensis
CompareJerdon's baza vs Black bazaJerdon's baza vs Pacific bazaJerdon's baza vs African cuckoo-hawkJerdon's baza vs Madagascar cuckoo-hawk
Common questions
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How big is the jerdon's baza?
An adult jerdon's baza weighs 363 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jerdon's baza endangered?
The jerdon's baza is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the jerdon's baza?
The jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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