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The Jerdon’s baza Aviceda jerdoni is endemic race [1], protected by under Indian wildlife protection Act-1972, but R. Kosambe has does not include in research paper on “updates in the IUCN Red list of threatened Birds of India Mistnet 1511: 10-16”. It is split in two different race [1]. AJ jerdoni and AJ ceylonensis. Accures from Eastern Himalayan Foothills (resident in terai), East Nepal, South-east Bangladesh, Assam valley, North-East, South-Western Ghats and North-Eastern Ghats, Sri Lanka [2]. South-West China, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Philippines, Sula Island, South-east Asia, Rare to uncommon resident. South-Myanmar, Tenasserim West, South-East Tonkin, South-Thailand, Rare in Malaysia [3]. Recent record from Tripura (East-India) by D. Kaushik Ib vol 8/2. Resident in woodland in Central India, distribution is very patchy-R. Surya and R. David- Wildlife of Central India.

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4. C David and Lees JF. “Raptors of the world a field guide”.
5. Rishad Navroji. “Birds of pray of the Indian Sub-continent”.