African baza  (Aviceda cuculoides)

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Glossary

  • Raptor: bird of prey. Raptors are members of the taxonomic order Falconiformes.
  • Secondary forest: forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Newman, K. (2002) Newman's Birds of Southern Africa.Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
  3. CITES (June, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Ferguson-Lees, J. and Christie, D.A. (2001) Raptors of the World: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Prey of the World.Houghton Mifflin, New York.
  5. Angehr, G., Schmidt, B., Njie, F., Christy, P., Gebhard, C., Tchignoumba, L. and Ombenotori, M.A.E. (2006) Bird surveys in the Gamba Complex of protected areas, Gabon. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 12: 327 - 352. Available at: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MAB/conservation/centralafrica/gabon/MABinGabon/research/
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