African Cuckoo-Hawk vs Pacific Baza

African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides

Medium277 gForest

The African cuckoo-hawk weighs 220–296 grams (0.48–0.65 lb) and has a wingspan of 91 cm (35 inches). The male is blackish-brown above with a grey mantle and chest with a blackish crest, the underparts are white marked with broad chestnut bars. The tail is black with three grey bars and grey and white tip. The females are browner with paler chestnut bars on the underparts. Distinctive in flight as a small raptor with a small head with broad, narrowly rounded wings and a medium length tail. Wingspan is just over double the body length, females are slightly larger than males.

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Photo: Neil Crawford from Sweden · CC BY 2.0

Pacific Baza

Aviceda subcristata

Large323 gForest

The Pacific baza is a slender, medium-sized bird, with a slim head and neck. Its appearance is similar to that of other species in its genus. It grows to a total length of 35–46 centimetres (14–18 in), with a wingspan of 80–105 centimetres (31–41 in) and a tail length of 19–23 centimetres (7.5–9.1 in). It weighs 260–450 grams (9.2–15.9 oz), with females being slightly heavier than males. Specimens are typically smaller in the extreme western and eastern parts of its range. The species have a white underside, which is barred with black. Its upperside is grey, with brown scapulas.

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Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0

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