Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAviceda (Bazas and Cuckoo-Hawks)
- SpeciesAviceda subcristata (Pacific Baza)
Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
Black-breasted Kite
Hamirostra melanosternon
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
Red Goshawk
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
Pandion cristatus
Pandion cristatus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Baza in Nitmiluk National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Pacific Baza sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Baza in Nitmiluk National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Baza in Nitmiluk National Park in our monthly data.