Recently, Dr. Li Bicheng and others from the Shanghai Museum of Natural History visited the Matou Mountain Conservation Area to conduct bird surveys. During the investigation of the Jurisdiction of the Zheng Family Conservation and Management Station, it was pleasantly surprised to see the rare scene of Lin carvings appearing in pairs above the mountain forest of the reserve, hovering and soaring for a while, and swooping down from the air to catch prey.
Forest carving is nature's top animal, is a biodiversity-rich indicator animal, forest carving in groups soaring over the reserve, fully illustrates the matou mountain reserve ecological environment is superior, rich in biological resources, there is sufficient food. In the past, scenes like this were very difficult to see, in order to let everyone have a comprehensive understanding of forest carving, we will know forest sculpture with xiaobian.
According to the information, the forest eagle is also called the tree eagle (Latin scientific name: Ictinaetus malayensis): a bird of the Falcon family Hawk family, 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 grams. 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. The iris is yellow, the feet are yellow, and the claws are long and slightly hooked, which are different from other carvings. National Level II Key Protected Animals.
Forest eagles inhabit montane forests, especially broad-leaved and mixed forest areas in low- and middle-aged mountain areas, and sometimes fly along the forest edges to hunt, but never far from the forest, and are a bird of prey that completely uses forests as its habitat.
When foraging, forest eagles stand quietly on cliff rocks or tall trees in open areas, and when prey appears, they suddenly swoop down to pounce on their prey; sometimes hover high in the air to find prey; sometimes they graze the ground and hunt in low-altitude flight; sometimes they flap their wings quickly and agilely, and track the prey in flight and pursuit. Flying slowly, the wings appear to be quite calm and easy, while it can also fly and hunt prey at high speed in dense forests, flying skills are quite skilled, and sometimes hover and glide over the forest. Not good at chirping. It feeds mainly on animal foods such as forest rats, snakes, pheasants, frogs, lizards, birds and eggs, and large insects.
The bird is found in China, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and so on.
In recent years, the Matoushan Nature Reserve has further promoted the protection of the natural environment, cared for wild animals, and established the concept of harmonious coexistence between humans and wild animals by strengthening protection, continuous patrolling, and increasing education, thus promoting the effective protection of wild animals. Therefore, among the infrared cameras installed in the protected area, black bears, white-necked long-tailed pheasants, brown forest owls, pine sparrowhawks and other first- and second-level wild protected animals in some countries frequently appear, reflecting the remarkable results achieved in nature conservation from one side.
(Author: Fan Shaohui)
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