Discovery and rescue of Burmese buzzards in Quang Tri

A 1.7 kg injured Burmese buzzard is being cared for by authorities before being released into the wild.

On November 18, the Center for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Creatures - Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park ( Quang Tri province) announced that it had received a Burmese hawk (Spilornis cheela) voluntarily handed over by a local resident. Photo: Nguoi lao dong.



Previously, the Burmese hawk was discovered by Mr. Vo Hoang Viet, a resident of Cua Tung commune, when it was perched on the mast of a boat at a local beach. After catching it, Mr. Viet took the animal home for temporary care and then reported it to the authorities and the forest rangers. Photo: Nguoi lao dong.

At the time of reception, the Burmese kite weighed 1.7 kg, showing signs of weakness and wing injuries. The authorities will take care of its health and restore its physical condition until the individual Burmese kite meets all health and survival instinct requirements to be released into the wild. Photo: SGGP.

The Burmese Flowering Kite has the scientific name Spilornis cheela. This species belongs to group IIB as regulated in Decree No. 06/2019 dated January 22, 2019 of the Government on the management of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals and the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Photo: Ca Mau Newspaper.

Also known as the Burmese Buzzard, the Burmese Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey (about 56 - 74 cm), belonging to the Accipitridae family. Photo: Anonymous.

Burmese kites live mainly in tropical forests in India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, China... Photo: Donnie Tsui.

As adults, Burmese buzzards typically have predominantly dark brown plumage, a black tail with light spots on the chest and belly. Photo: Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen.

Main food includes: snakes, amphibians, fish and mammals. Photo: Prasanna Kumar Mamidala.

The Burmese buzzard’s breeding season begins in late winter. As summer approaches, the eggs are incubated in the nest by the female while the male goes out to feed the family. After 41 days, the eggs hatch into chicks. Photo: Prashobh Ailyam Nair.

Readers are invited to watch the video : Discovering many new species in the Mekong River Region. Source: THĐT1.

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