Field signs. Major bird (Wing span of about meter), similar to the buzzard, but with a long tail and sharp cross bars at the tail feathers and makhovaya, without dark spots on the bottom bend the wing. Throat white with dark longitudinal stripe, belly brown with light transverse bands, usually white eyebrow. Across the chest is usually a broad dark stripe (unlike hawks). Young birds ventral side with shiny dark longitudinal stripes on the sides and chest. In-flight rear edge of the wing is straight, not rounded, like cristate eagle. Flight predominantly mashuschy. Often sits on the dry branches of high trees. The voice is similar to the Creek buzzard, but disyllabic (Böhme et al, 1998). Distribution. Occurs in mixed and broadleaf forests in the south of Primorye and Priamurye (Böhme et al, 1998). References. |
