A medium sized Hawk, which has a distinctive crest on its head. This beautiful bird landed on this branch to rest after being chased by 2 nearby Sacred Kingfishers that were guarding their nest. It was less than 2KM from where I live and in suburbia, which was a complete surprise to me.
https://ebird.org/species/pacbaz1?siteLanguage=en_AU
https://ebird.org/species/pacbaz1?siteLanguage=en_AU