Carving is (aquila): Falconiformes Accipitridae genus of a large bird of prey, body length 0.45 - 1.1 m; most of the head without a crown feathers; gap length primaries and secondaries exceeds the length of the tarsus; Claw bending degree, usually more in the hind paw paw longer. There are nine kinds. Most distributed in Eurasia and Africa, a few found in Oceania and North America.
Wilderness habitat in the mountains, foothills, rivers, wetlands, or near the forest steppe region. As the altitude increases good airflow, expand broad fan-shaped wings and tail feathers. Long hovering flying or gliding along the ridge line wind as fast; in the high altitude dependent keen vision, clearly watching the activities of the ground game, and then to launch a surprise attack prey with thick legs and sharp claws, After tearing devour prey capture. Breeding cliffs on top of the mountain recesses, or canopy of tall trees, bushes or inaccessible nesting ground, piled with dead branches, the fur shop, residual feathers, leaves, twigs, etc. Annual repairs, forming a huge dish-shaped. Each nest eggs from 1 to 3; incubation period of 42 to 50 days; chicks leave the nest 55 to 80 days, some for up to three months or more.
China has four kinds: Golden eagle (aguila chrysaetos) due to head and neck feathers golden yellow, named after a bird feathers into gray brown, apex fourth black; imperial eagle, also known as Imperial eagle, back shoulder Ministry has obvious white feathers block spots, wing length 600 mm above the female, the male of about 530 mm; Steppe Eagle, also known as Big Flower soap carving, body feathers drab, with a dual-channel pale horizontal stripes on wings; birds eagle, also known as Flower soap carving, rounded nose, a black feather black bird body.
Most eagle predation class voles, rabbits, goats, etc., play a role in maintaining the ecological balance. Number of rare carving class, internationally protected birds of prey. |