Name:Butastur teesa
Alias:Butastur teesa,White-eyed Buzzard,
Outline:Bird of prey
Family:Falconiformes Accipitridae BuzzardFalconiformes Accipitridae Buzzard
length:40-41cm
Weight:About 500g
Life:About 10-20 years
IUCN:LC
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 short. The call is low and often repeated. It mainly feeds on small snakes, frogs, lizards, mice, etc., and occasionally eats small birds and larger insects such as locusts and grasshoppers.
The breeding season of the white-eyed buzzard is from March to June. It nests in isolated trees in open areas, small patches of jungle or trees in sparse forests. The nest is very simple, mainly composed of thin branches, with almost no inner padding. Each nest lays 2-3 eggs, occasionally as many as 4 and as few as 1. The color of the eggs is white or light blue-white, smooth and spotless, and only a few have a few light gray or light red spots. The size of the eggs is an average of 46.4 mm, with the largest being 49.9 mm × 39.0 mm and 47.9 mm × 39.1 mm. Minimum 43.0×35.8 mm and 45.0 mm×35.0 mm. The female bird is responsible for incubation.
Listed in the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ver3.1 - Least Concern (LC).
Listed in the second category of protected animals of China's national key protected wild animals.
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