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==Identification==
  
==Identification==
 
Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk (Madagascar Cuckoo Falcon)
 
Aviceda madagascariensis
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Madagascar. Scarce but occurs throughout the island.
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[[Madagascar]]. Scarce but occurs throughout the island.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Forest and secondary-growth woodland.
 
Forest and secondary-growth woodland.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
 
Remains within dense cover and preys heavily on chameleons.
 
Remains within dense cover and preys heavily on chameleons.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Aviceda+madagascariensis}}
 
{{GSearch|Aviceda+madagascariensis}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Aviceda]]

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Photo by edenwatcher
Andasibe National Park, Perinet, Madagascar, October 2010
Aviceda madagascariensis

Identification

Distribution

Madagascar. Scarce but occurs throughout the island.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forest and secondary-growth woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

Remains within dense cover and preys heavily on chameleons.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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