Blakiston's Eagle-owl is a large owl with two subspecies.The Hairy-legged Eagle Owl (Bubo blakistoni) was classified as Ketupa before 2014, and was classified as Bubo in 2014.The Hairy-legged Eagle Owl is nocturnal. It hides in trees by the river or on cliffs along the river during the day. It c...
Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, also known as Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, is a large owl with no subspecies.The eagle owl mainly feeds on small and medium-sized vertebrates such as pheasants, hares, rodents, lizards, and snakes. It can also hunt larger animals such as peacocks, jackals, and young deer, and even...
The eagle owl is called Eurasian Eagle-owl in foreign language. It is a nocturnal bird of prey with 17 subspecies.Eagle owls usually stay away from people and live in remote places where few people go. They often act alone except during the breeding season. It is nocturnal and usually hides in dense...
Snowy Owl, also known as Snowy Owl in English, is a bird of prey with no subspecies.The snowy owl is the provincial bird of Quebec, Canada, and the image of the snowy owl is also on the 50 Canadian dollar note issued in 1986; the main pattern of the coat of arms of former Canadian Governor General J...
The elegant scops-owl, also known as the Ryukyu Scops-owl, is a nocturnal bird of prey with four subspecies.The difference between the elegant scops-owl and the collared scops-owl is that the eyes are yellow and there is no collar; the difference between the elegant scops-owl and the yellow-billed s...
The Oriental Scops-owl is a small bird of prey with 9 subspecies.The Red Scops Owl is a resident bird. It usually moves alone except in pairs during the breeding season. Nocturnal, hiding in dense branches and leaves of trees during the day, leaning against tree trunks or in holes. Roosting alone, s...
The Western Red Scops Owl, whose foreign name is Eurasian Scops-owl, has 5 subspecies.In 2015, following a detailed review by Flint et al., "Otus scops" was classified into Western red scops (Otus scops) and Cyprus scops (Otus cyprius) based on significant vocal differences and slight feat...
Pallid Scops Owl is a small osprey with 4 subspecies.Pallid Scops Owl usually moves alone or in pairs. It is nocturnal and moves mostly at dusk and night. It mainly feeds on insects, and also eats small rodents and birds. The call is monotonous, a two-syllable sound, often repeated for a long time....
The Japanese Scops-owl is called Japanese Scops-owl in English and has three subspecies.The Northern Scops Owl was once a subspecies of "Otus bakkamoena semitorques" (Japanese subspecies of Scops Owl), and was classified as an independent species in 2014.The Northern Scops Owl is a residen...
Collared Scops Owl, also known as Collared Scops Owl, is a small bird with 5 subspecies.Collared Scops Owl is a nocturnal animal and is rarely seen during the day. During the day, it perches on dense branches, standing still and motionless.The scops owl makes a single, soft call, "buuo", w...
The Yellow-billed Scops Owl is a small bird with 8 subspecies.The Yellow-billed Scops Owl is a resident bird. It is nocturnal and mainly active at night and dusk. It hides in dark leaves or caves during the day. Mostly live alone or in pairs. They mainly feed on rodents, lizards, large insects and i...
Himalayan Buzzard, also known as Himalayan Buzzard in English, is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.The scientific name of the Himalayan buzzard is (Buteo refectus), which was once included in the Eurasian buzzard (Buteo buteo). In 2014, it was separated from the Eurasian buzzard and be...
Common buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with three subspecies.Common buzzards are lighter and have fewer feathers on their tibia than Eurasian buzzards. The body feathers are noticeably redder and the head is usually whiter. The white feathers on the chest have black stripes, and the abdomen a...
The Upland Buzzard is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.The Upland Buzzard is mainly a resident bird, and some are migratory. In spring, most of them arrive at the breeding grounds in late March or early April, and in autumn, most of them leave the breeding grounds in late October to mid-Novem...
Rough-legged Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with 4 subspecies.Rough-legged Buzzard is a migratory bird. It is mostly solitary, flying over open fields and farmland, and hovering more often than ordinary buzzards. It is similar to a large harrier when flying. It is active mainly during the da...
Grey-faced Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.Grey-faced Buzzard often acts alone and only forms groups during migration. During the day, it hovers over the forest, flies at low altitude, or soars in circles. Sometimes it also perches on the tops of dead trees in swamps and is...
Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle, foreign name Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle, no subspecies.Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle often stands on treetop dead branches or on telephone poles. It is solitary and acts alone. It flies briskly and moves agilely. When flying, the two wings are constantly flapping, sometim...
White-eyed Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.White-eyed Buzzards are mostly solitary, alert, and have sharp vision. Sometimes they also move on the ground. When flying, it usually stays close to the ground, rarely soaring or gliding, and even if it soars, the time is very sho...
Lesser Fish-eagle, also known as the Lesser Fish-eagle, is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.The Lesser Fish-eagle is an occasional winter migratory bird in China. It likes to stay on big trees or rocks. Its "ah, ah" cry is very loud. It feeds almost entirely on fish, and only occasi...
Stellers Sea Eagle, also known as Stellers Sea Eagle in English, is a large bird of prey with two subspecies.The Steller's Sea Eagle has only one named subspecies in China, which is extremely rare and has only been recorded in Luannan, Hebei, Yuci, Shanxi, Dalian and Yingkou, Liaoning, Hunchun,...