The Crested Hawk-Eagle is a large forest raptor with 5 subspecies.
The Crested Hawk-Eagle is a resident bird. It often moves alone and is alert. It likes to live on the highest dead branches at the top of the canopy of a large tree close to the edge of the forest and surrounded by open areas, so as to have a good view. When some small animals come to the open area, it suddenly swoops down at a very fast speed and grabs the animals with its sharp claws. The call is sharp and high, like "chi-chi-chi-chi-chi-", which starts short and gradually increases to a long scream.
The crested eagle mainly feeds on small and medium-sized birds such as pigeons, chickens, and peacocks, and also eats other small animals such as hares, mice, and lizards.
In India and Myanmar, the breeding season of the crested eagle is from January to April. Usually nests on tall trees. The nest is made of dead branches and is platform-shaped, slightly concave in the middle, with some green leaves inside. Usually one egg is laid. The egg is grayish white, without spots or only with sparse red spots at the blunt end. The size of the egg is 62-73.3 mm × 48.2-54 mm, with an average of 69.8 mm-59.1 mm.
Listed in the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species" (IUCN) 2020 ver 3.1-Least Concern (LC).
Listed in Appendix I, Appendix II and Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 2019 Edition Appendix II.
Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
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