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CRESTED HAWK FACTS |
Description
The Crested Kite is a medium-sized, long-tailed hawk with a prominent crest. The only Australian hawk with a crest.
Other Names
Pacific Baza
Size
45cm
Habitat
woodlands and forest and sometimes grasslands, farmlands and urban areas
Food
large insects such as stick insects and mantids, and frogs.
Breeding
builds a flimsy flat nest of sticks high in the upper branches of a tree. Lays 2-3 eggs.
Range
tropical and subtropical forest and woodland in northern and eastern Australia,
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Falconiformes | | Family: | Accipitridae | | Genus: | Aviceda | | Species: | subcristata | | Common Name: | Crested Hawk |
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