African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides Swainson, 1837

African Cuckoo-Hawk, Aviceda cuculoides, breeds across western, central, south-central and south-eastern Africa. It is a raptor of evergreen forest and deciduous woodland, and also uses forest edges, suburban gardens and more open savanna. In flight it is a small hawk-like bird with a small head, broad rounded wings and a medium-length tail. It is also known as African baza, and its name reflects its likeness to the common cuckoo. It was described by Swainson in 1837.

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Breeding range

Africa: w, c, sc, se