Aviceda cuculoides cuculoides (African Cuckoo-Falcon)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Koekoekvalk

Common Names in Dutch:

Afrikaanse Koekoekswouw

Common Names in English:

African Baza, African Cuckoo Hawk, African Cuckoo-Falcon, African Cuckoo-Hawk, Cuckoo Hawk, Cuckoo-Hawk

Common Names in French:

Baza Coucou

Common Names in German:

Kuckucksweih

Common Names in Italian:

Baza Africano

Common Names in Latin:

Aviceda cuculoides cuculoides

Common Names in Spanish:

Baza Africana

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Falconimorphae () - Seebohm, 1890
        Order: Falconiformes () - Sharpe, 1874
        Suborder: Accipitres () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Infraorder: Falconides () - Sharpe, 1874
        Parvorder: Accipitrida ()
        Superfamily: Accipitroidea () - Vieillot, 1816
        Family: Accipitridae () - Vieillot, 1816
        Subfamily: Accipitrinae ()
        Genus: Aviceda () - Swainson, 1836
        Specific name: cuculoides
        Subspecies: cuculoides
        Scientific name: - Aviceda cuculoides cuculoides Swainson 1837 Swainson 1837 BirdsW.Afr. 1 p.104 pl.1