Wednesday, February 8, 2012

>Aviceda madagascariensis Smith (Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk)

Aviceda madagascariensis Smith (Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk)

Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Aviceda
Species:A. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Aviceda madagascariensis
(Smith, 1834)
The Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis), also known as the Madagascar Baza or the Madagascar Cuckoo Falcon, is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It isendemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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