Madagascar cuckoo-hawk
Aviceda madagascariensis (A. Smith, 1834)
The madagascar cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 277 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the madagascar cuckoo-hawk
- Weight
- 277 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 90 cm – 1 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the madagascar cuckoo-hawk?
Where does the madagascar cuckoo-hawk live?
Not recorded
What is the madagascar cuckoo-hawk?
The Madagascar cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis), also known as the Madagascar baza or the Madagascan cuckoo falcon, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
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Is the madagascar cuckoo-hawk endangered?
The madagascar cuckoo-hawk 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 madagascar cuckoo-hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusAviceda
- SpeciesAviceda madagascariensis (A. Smith, 1834)
Synonyms Pernis madagascariensis
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Madagascan cuckoo-hawkEnglish
- Madagascan cuckoo-hawkEnglish
- Madagascar bazaEnglish
- Madagascar bazaEnglish
- Madagascar cuckoo hawkEnglish
- Madagascar cuckoo hawkEnglish
- MCHAEnglish
- باز مدغشقرArabic
- Madaqaskar kəkilli çalağanıAzerbaijani
- Baza MadagaskarBreton
- baza de MadagascarCatalan
- Aviceda madagascariensisCatalan
- aviceda madagaskarskáCzech
- luňákovec madagaskarskýCzech
- cogwalch MadagasgarWelsh
- ØglebazaDanish
- LemurenweihGerman
- LemurenweiheGerman
- madagaskara kukolagloEsperanto
- Baza malgacheSpanish
- madagaskari tutthaugasEstonian
- madagaskarintöyhtöhaukkaFinnish
- Baza malgacheFrench
- madagaszkári kakukkhéjaHungarian
- Baza del MadagascarItalian
- マダガスカルカッコウハヤブサJapanese
- madagaskarinis kuoduotasis vanagasLithuanian
- BobakaMalagasy
- MadagaskarkoekoekswouwDutch
- czubak madagaskarskiPolish
- gavião-cuco-malgaxePortuguese
- gavião-cuco-de-peito-pintadoPortuguese
- Мадагаскарская базаRussian
- kochláč bieloprsýSlovak
- Madagaskarska bazaSerbian
- madagaskarbazaSwedish
- Madagaskar BazasıTurkish
- Madagaskar guguk şahiniTurkish
- шуляк мадагаскарськийUkrainian
- 马岛鹃隼Chinese
- 馬達加斯加鵑隼Chinese
Relatives of the madagascar cuckoo-hawk
Other species in the same genus Aviceda.
Black baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Jerdon's baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Pacific baza
Aviceda subcristata
African cuckoo-hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
CompareMadagascar cuckoo-hawk vs Black bazaMadagascar cuckoo-hawk vs Jerdon's bazaMadagascar cuckoo-hawk vs Pacific bazaMadagascar cuckoo-hawk vs African cuckoo-hawk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the madagascar cuckoo-hawk?
An adult madagascar cuckoo-hawk weighs 277 g and has a wingspan of 90 cm – 1 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the madagascar cuckoo-hawk endangered?
The madagascar cuckoo-hawk 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 madagascar cuckoo-hawk?
The madagascar cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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