Jerdon's Baza

Aviceda jerdoni

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

Has a crest

Resident. E Himalayas, hills of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Long and erect white-tipped crest. Broad wings (pinched in at base) and fairly long tail. Greyish (male) or pale rufous (female) head, indistinct gular stripe, rufous-barred underparts and underwing-coverts, and bold barring across primary tips. At rest, closed wings extend well down tail (compare with Crested Goshawk). Juvenile has dark streaking on head and breast, and narrower dark barring on tail. Vole• A kip-kip - kip or kikiya, kikiya uttered in display flight; also a plaintive mewing pae-ow. Crepuscular and elusive, keeping mostly within cover. Tropical and subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest.