Hello everyone, thank you for reading the pictures and texts I have included, like please pay attention to the comments forwarded Oh! Today to talk to you about the topic of eagles, there are many types of eagles, there are more than 190 kinds of world, Taiwan Province, China, there are more than 20 kinds of eagle species that cover all chinese eagle species, distributed in the middle and low altitude mountains, swamps, coasts, estuaries of Taiwan Island, feeding on animals, belonging to birds of prey. Today I would like to introduce you to the 10 most common species of eagles living in China. Do you know what they are? Let's take a look!
1. Goshawk. It is a medium-sized raptor. The body length can reach 60 cm and the wingspan is about 1.3 m. The top of the head, pillow and the side of the head are black-brown, with white feathers on the occipital area, white and black lines on the eyebrows, brownish black on the back, dense gray-brown and white stripes below the chest, and gray-brown tail with 4 broad black transverse spots and a square tail. When flying, the wings are broad and white under the wings, but densely covered with black-brown transverse bands. Females are significantly larger than males. Carnivorous, feeding mainly on forest rodents, hares, pheasants, hazelnuts, doves and other small birds. Sharp vision and good at flying. Daytime activities. He is very alert and good at hiding.
2. Sparrowhawk. It is a small bird of prey with a body length of 30–41 cm. The female is slightly larger than the male, with broad and rounded wings and a longer tail. The male has a dark grey upperpart and a greyish brown female with a slight white tinge at the back of the head. The underparts are white or off-white , with fine reddish-brown transverse spots in males and brown transverse spots in females. The tail has 4-5 black-brown transverse spots, the trailing edge of the wing is slightly prominent when flying, and the underwing feathers have several black-brown transverse bands. It feeds on passerine birds, insects and rodents, but also on smaller cynaceans such as pigeons and hazelnuts, and sometimes hares, snakes and insect larvae.
3. Red-bellied eagle. It is a small bird of prey with pointed and long wings, and is also called a pigeon eagle because of its external image. Body length 27-36 cm, weight 108-132 g. The head to the back is bluish grey , and the wings and tail feathers are greyish brown. It feeds mainly on animal foods such as frogs and lizards, but also eats small birds, rodents and insects. Mainly on the ground to prey, often standing on the top of the tree and other high places, seeing prey suddenly rush down to prey.
4. Crested Eagle. It is a medium-sized bird of prey with a body length of 41–49 cm. The forehead to the hind neck of the head is grey with a pronounced head-like crown feather, the rest of the upper body is brown, and the tail has 4 broad dark transverse spots. The larynx is white with a pronounced black central stripe, the thorax is tan with white longitudinal stripes, the rest of the underbody is white with narrow tan transverse spots, the undertail coverts are white, the wings are short and rounded when flying, the posterior margin is prominent, and the underwing feathers have several broad black transverse bands. Sexually stealthy and alert, it feeds on animal foods such as frogs, lizards, rodents, insects, etc., as well as birds and small mammals.
5. Brown-eared eagle. Much smaller in size than goshawks, it is a small bird of prey with a body length of 31-44 cm and a weight of 217-325 g. The upper body is grey and the lower body has an osterised transverse spot. The outer pinnae of the 6th primary flight feather is unquestioned, and the 4 pairs of tail feathers on the secondary lateral side have 5 black-brown transverse spots. The eye has short white feathers. The ear feathers are pale greyish brown. The mouth is dark brown. The feet are brownish yellow. Sharp vision, once found in the air in the forest and ground prey, it will pounce at the speed of an arrow, grab the prey with sharp claws and take off again, and tear it up in a secluded place, feeding on rodents, birds and orthoptera insects.
6. Sparrowhawk. Small bird of prey, 28 to 38 cm long. The male has a black-grey upperpart with a white throat and a broad, thick black central stripe in the center of the throat, and the rest of the underparts are white or off-white, with brown or brownish-red spots, and the tail has 4 dark transverse spots. The female is larger , with dark brown upperparts and dark brown or russetish brown transverse spots on the underparts. Similar species of sparrowhawks are larger with no black-brown central stripes on the throat; red-bellied eagles have black wings and no black central streaks on the throat; feed on a variety of small birds and also eat lizards, locusts, grasshoppers, beetles, and other insects and small rodents, and sometimes even hunt small and medium-sized birds of quail and doves.
7. White-tailed sea eagle. It is a large bird of prey with a body length of 84-91 cm. Adults are mostly dark brown; the hind neck and thorax feathers are lanceolate and long; the head and neck feathers are lighter, sandy brown or light yellowish brown; the beak and feet are yellow, and the tail feathers are wedge-shaped and pure white. During the day, the calls of males and females are distinctly different. It often flies alone or in pairs over large lakes and seas, and sometimes in small groups of 3-5 birds soar high in the air in winter. Mainly feeds on fish, often flying low on the surface of the water, in addition to eating wild ducks, geese, swans, pheasants, rats, wild sheep, roe deer, etc., and sometimes eat animal carcasses.
8. Forest carving. It is a medium-sized bird of prey with a body length of 67-81 cm, a wingspan of 164-178 cm and a weight of 1000-1600 g. The whole body is dark brown , with white spots under the eyes and eyes ; darker head , wing and tail ; longer tail , pale brown over the tail feathers with white transverse spots ; tail feathers have inconspicuous gray-brown transverse spots. It preys on rodents , snakes , lizards , frogs , pheasants and small birds , as well as the eggs and chicks of other birds. It is a rare resident bird in Taiwan.
9. Black Eagle. A species of the genus Eagle in the family Falconidae. The male is 63 cm long and the female is about 70 cm long. The body feathers are dark chestnut brown with a metallic sheen on the back. It inhabits woodlands near grasslands and wetlands, mostly in flight or lying on the ground to prey on hoofed rabbits, guinea fowls, monkeys, hares and other animals. He lives in Northeast China, North China, East China, Central South China and Xinjiang.
10. Black eagle. Alias flower carving, small flower soap carving, belongs to the national second-level protected animals. The body is 61-74 cm long, weighs 1310-2100 grams, the whole body is dark brown, the back is slightly embellished with purple luster, the chin, throat and thorax are black brown, and the rest of the lower body is slightly lighter. It inhabits the woodlands near grasslands and wetlands, mostly in flight or lying on the ground to hunt, eating fish, frogs, rats and other animals, but also eat scarab beetles and locusts. It is produced in Northeast China, North China, East China, Central and South China and Xinjiang.