Black Baza

How to identify

Field marks

1. Crown crest often raised
2. Adult mainly black, with white patches on back
3. Breast has alternating brown and white markings
4. Build short and stout; wings broad and rounded

Male, female and young

Male has white on scapulars, secondary coverts and secondaries; female has white only on scapulars and more chestnut bands on underparts; juvenile duller, with a brown crest.

Voice

A “chu-weep” call, also soft shrieks or whistles.

Where and when it's recorded

Black Baza has been recorded at 457 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Khao Dinsor (Khao Dinso) / Chumphon Raptor CenterThailand613 records
2. Angkor WatCambodia553 records
3. Thattekkad Bird SanctuaryIndia465 records

Countries and regions with the most records

SingaporeThailandIndiaCambodiaChinaMalaysiaVietnamBangladesh

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black baza (Aviceda leuphotes) is a small bird of prey found in the forests of Northeast India, the eastern Himalayas, China and Southeast Asia. Many populations are migratory, including those in the Indian region, which winter in the south of the Peninsula and Sri Lanka. They are found in dense forest, often in small groups, and can often be found perched on bare branches of tall trees rising above the forest canopy.

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