Jerdon's Baza

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iJerdon's Baza
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aviceda
Species: A. jerdoni
Binomial name
Aviceda jerdoni
(Blyth, 1842)

Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) is a small bird of prey found in the Eastern Himalayas, China, Sri Lanka, South-east Asia. It inhabits forests.

It can be easily mistaken for the larger Changeable Hawk Eagle, but it has a distinctive upright crest of feathers. It is about 46 cm long.