A bird that dances on a tightrope, the Black-crowned Falcon
Black Bazaar (scientific name: Aviceda leuphotes) is a bird of the genus Oriole falcon in the family Hawkaceae. It is a small bird of prey with a long, vertically erect blue-black crown feather on the top of its head, which is extremely prominent. It inhabits hilly, mountain or plain forests, and sometimes occurs on sparse grass slopes, villages and forest edge fields, mostly in the morning and evening. It feeds mainly on insects, but also on small vertebrates such as lizards, bats, rodents and frogs. It inhabits the top branches of tall trees and nests with thin branches. It is often active alone, and sometimes it is also a small group of 3-5 animals. During breeding, 2 to 3 eggs are laid at a time. It is a resident bird. The black-crowned falcon is a national second-class protected animal in China, and the brown-crowned falcon is distributed in China.
Slightly smaller (32 cm) black and white falcon. The crown of the head has long, vertically erect blue-black crown feathers, which are extremely prominent. The overall body feathers are black , the thorax is broadly white , the wings are white spots , and the abdomen is dark maroon stripes. The wings are short and round, with a black lining visible during flight, and the wings are gray and black. Wings flutter like crows when flying, and wings are straight when gliding.
iris - red; mouth - color, wax film gray; Feet - dark gray.
Cry: A false scream that makes one to three light syllables, like the mimi of a seagull.
