A Black baza (Aviceda leuphotes), with its prominent crest and is perched on a tree branch with dense foliage in the background in the forests of That

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A Black baza (Aviceda leuphotes), with its prominent crest and is perched on a tree branch with dense foliage in the background in the forests of Thattekad in Kerala, India.

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Size: 3082px × 3852px
Location: Thattekad, Kerala, India
Photo credit: © MalcStock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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