Pacific Baza

Aviceda subcristata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Aviceda
eBird Code
pacbaz1

Vocalizations

prossington · CC_BY_4_0
Martin Rady · CC_BY_4_0
prossington · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (13)

  • Aviceda subcristata bismarckii

    Bismarck Archipelago

  • Aviceda subcristata coultasi

    Admiralty Islands

  • Aviceda subcristata gurneyi

    Solomon Islands

  • Aviceda subcristata megala

    eastern New Guinea

  • Aviceda subcristata obscura

    Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)

  • Aviceda subcristata pallida

    Seram Laut (Manawoka and Gorong) and Kai Islands

  • Aviceda subcristata reinwardtii

    southern Moluccas (Boano, Seram, Ambon, and Haruku)

  • Aviceda subcristata rufa

    Moluccas (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore, Bacan, and Obi)

  • Aviceda subcristata stenozona

    western New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)

  • Aviceda subcristata stresemanni

    Buru (central Moluccas)

  • Aviceda subcristata subcristata

    northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, to southern New South Wales)

  • Aviceda subcristata timorlaoensis

    Lesser Sundas and islands off Sulawesi

  • Aviceda subcristata waigeuensis

    Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.