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| Birds Database .. detailed information | |
| Pacific Baza , Crested Hawk Aviceda subcristata | |
 Photo Courtesy of Birdway Australia | |
 Photo courtesy of Ian Clayton | |
| Bird Family : | "Hawks" Accipitridae |
| Description : | Uncommon local species. Length 45cm. Male is slightly smaller. Flight is buoyant, and hovers around tree canopies. Eats leaf and stick insects, sometimes frogs. Call is a shrill double whistle, rising and falling, with quieter whistles and trills. |
| Typical Habitat : | Coastal and subcoastal closed and open forest. Urban trees and parkland. Builds a small nest of twigs, high up in trees. |
| Distribution : | Uncommon to northern W.A. and N.T. Eastern Cape York to the Hunter River. Only known to breed in Australia. |
| Migration : | Resident, breeding (outer suburbs).Main breeding season, April to July and October to December, varible. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (34) .. observations (40) .. habitats seen (5) .. |
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