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On February 27, Mr. Zhang of Gaoxi Village, Bangdong Street, Tianzhu County, found a strange bird suspected of being a "chicken thief" on his chicken pen, resembling an owl, but fiercer than an owl. After Mr. Zhang called the police for help, the police were surprised to find that this was a brown forest owl, a national second-level protected animal, and after confirming that this brown forest owl was safe and sound, it was released back to nature.
Civilian police measure the length of the wingspan of the brown forest owl
In the morning, Mr. Zhang called the Tianzhu County Forest Public Security Bureau for help: a ferocious bird flew from his chicken pen, most likely trying to prey on the chicken, and was trapped by the net on the chicken pen. He knew he couldn't dispose of wild animals at will, so he asked the forest police for help.
After receiving the police, the police immediately rushed to Mr. Zhang's residence and successfully rescued the bird trapped on the Internet. After examination, it was found that the bird's body had no obvious scars, and its wingspan was 120 cm, which belonged to adult birds.
For safety reasons, the police temporarily locked the bird in a cage to observe the signs, carefully checked and compared the pictures, and preliminarily judged that the bird was named Brown Forest Owl, which is a national endangered second-level protected animal.
In order to confirm its true "identity", the police contacted the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forest Public Security Bureau Physical Evidence Identification Center, which often gave them free wild animal identification, and after identification, confirmed that the bird was a brown forest owl.
According to Mr. Zhang, a few days ago, two chickens in his chicken pen suddenly disappeared, probably stolen by wild animals, in order to catch the "chicken thieves", he bought a net to install above the chicken pen, but unexpectedly netted this "national treasure".
The police carefully examined the brown forest owl and determined that it was harmless and could prey normally, so they released it into nature.
But is this brown forest owl a "chicken thief"? The reporter interviewed the head of the protection section of the Qiandongnan Prefecture Forestry Bureau by telephone, who said that the brown forest owl is a kind of nocturnal bird of prey, which is found from time to time in the territory of Qiandongnan, and it is difficult to see during the day. The situation in Mr. Zhang's family is likely to be that the brown forest owl accidentally "fell into the net" in the process of preying on mice, rather than "stealing chickens".
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The brown forest owl (scientific name: strix leptogrammica) is a nocturnal raptor. The beak is strong and hooked. The mouth-based wax film is covered with a stiff whisker. The feet are strong and powerful, often fully feathered, the claws are large and sharp, and the tail fat glands are bare. No secondary feathers, occasionally retained. The perforation has ear feathers around the perforation, which help to distinguish between sound and nighttime localization at night.
It inhabits subtropical mountain forests, including montane broad-leaved forests and mixed forests, especially in riverbank and valley forest areas, and also occurs in sparse forest edges and shrubland areas. It feeds mainly on rodents, but also eats small birds, frogs, small mammals and insects, and occasionally fish in the water.
The predation method is mainly a sneak attack method of waiting at the branch of the tree, and when the prey appears, it suddenly pounces on the prey.
Wang Jianjun, Wu Zhengrun, urban news reporter Yang Guangqian
Edited by Xixi Chen
Proofread hao meng
Editor Luo Wei Thorough