Jerdon's baza

It is about 46 cm long. It is confusable with crested goshawk or the changeable hawk-eagle in flight, but can be distinguished by the longer upright crest, very broad and rounded paddle-shaped wings Several subspecies are recognized within its large distribution range. These include: • A. j. jerdoni (Blyth, 1842) – Sikkim to Assam, Burma, Sumatra • A. j. ceylonensis (Legge, 1876) – South India and Sri Lanka • A. j. borneensis (Sharpe, 1893) – Borneo • A. j. magnirostris (Kaup, 1847) – Luzon, Mindanao • A. j. leucopias (Sharpe, 1888) – Romblon, Samar, Palawan • A. j. celebensis (Schlegel, 1873) ==Distribution==

It is a resident of the terai of North India and foothills of the Eastern Himalayas from Eastern Nepal and Bengal duars to the Assam valley, Western Ghats in Southern India, southern Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Singapore and Philippines ==Habits==

The bird is typically seen in pairs making aerial sallies; crest held erect. Occasionally, the birds may be seen in small family parties of 3 to 5 seen in flight near edge of forests. ==Gallery==

Jerdon’s Baza.tif|A. j. celebensis Jerdon's Baza.jpg|A. j. ceylonensis BazaLeucopaisKeulemans.jpg|A. j. leucopias AvicedaJerdoniLegge.jpg| ==References==