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title: "Pacific Baza"
description: "Aviceda subcristata — Uccelli. The Pacific baza (Aviceda subcristata), also known as the crested hawk, crested baza, and Pacific cuckoo-falcon, is a slender, medium-sized species of hawk in the family Accipitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/pacific-baza
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacific Baza

> Aviceda subcristata — Uccelli. The Pacific baza (Aviceda subcristata), also known as the crested hawk, crested baza, and Pacific cuckoo-falcon, is a slender, medium-sized species of hawk in the family Accipitridae.

- Scientific name: *Aviceda subcristata*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2928
- Wikidata: [Q653972](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653972)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5261](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5261)

## Names

- en: Pacific Baza
- de: Papuaweih
- es: Baza Australiano
- fr: Baza huppé
- nl: Australische koekoekswouw
- pt: Baza-de-cabeça-cinzenta
- pl: Czubak australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2651), ID (80), PG (38), SB (14)

## Summary

The Pacific baza (Aviceda subcristata), also known as the crested hawk, crested baza, and Pacific cuckoo-falcon, is a slender, medium-sized species of hawk in the family Accipitridae. It is mostly grey, brown, and white coloured and grows to a length of 35–46 centimetres (14–18 in). It is an omnivore and usually does not migrate. The breeding season for the species lasts from September to at least February, during which time specimens commonly fly and vocalise for display. It lives in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and East Timor, in forests, savannas, and freshwater bodies. The International…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_baza

## Photo

![Pacific Baza](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-baza/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261308091

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pacific-baza?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).