Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
- FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
- GenusAviceda (Bazas and Cuckoo-Hawks)
- SpeciesAviceda jerdoni (Jerdon's Baza)
About 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. It is about 41–48 cm long with a wingspan of 117 cm (46 in). The bird weighs around 350 grams (.77 lb). It is confusable with crested goshawk or the changeable hawk-eagle in flight, but can be distinguished by the longer upright crest, very broad and rounded paddle-shaped wings and mostly plain and pale underparts. It has a white chin and a bold black mesial stripe.
Several subspecies are recognized within its large distribution range. These include: A. j. jerdoni (Blyth, 1842) – Sikkim to Assam, Burma, Sumatra A. j. ceylonensis (Legge, 1876) – South India and Sri Lanka A. j. borneensis (Sharpe, 1893) – Borneo
A. j. magnirostris (Kaup, 1847) – Luzon, Mindanao A. j. leucopias (Sharpe, 1888) – Romblon, Samar, Palawan A. j. celebensis (Schlegel, 1873) It is a resident of the terai of North India and foothills of the Eastern Himalayas... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Indian Spotted Eagle
Aquila hastata
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 17 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 18 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 19 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 20 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jerdon's Baza in Manas National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Jerdon's Baza sighting in Manas National Park, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Jerdon's Baza in Manas National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Jerdon's Baza in Manas National Park in our monthly data.