鳳頭蒼鷹

Crested Goshawk

學名 : Accipiter trivirgatus

別名 : 台灣蒼鷲、鳳頭雀鷹

習性:常單獨在中、低海拔之闊葉林中活動，其領域性極強。會獵食環頸雉、赤腹松鼠等體型比牠大的獵物，亦會捕食其他中、大型鳥類、爬蟲類和兩棲類等。為台灣特有亞種。

Habits: They often live alone in low- and mid-altitude broad-leaved forests. It will prey on ring-necked pheasants, red-bellied squirrels and other prey larger than it, and will also eat other medium and large birds, reptiles and amphibians. It is endemic to Taiwan.

形態：鳳頭蒼鷹外觀具有小型冠羽及黑色喉央線，胸有縱斑，腹有橫斑，尾褐色並帶有暗色橫紋，尾下覆羽為白色。飛行時雙翼鼓動甚速，較少盤旋飛翔。

生態：鳳頭蒼鷹會停棲在視野開闊的隱密樹枝，靜靜等候獵物，也會空中追捕鳥類和昆蟲。繁殖期時，雄鳥常會有振翅行為，會快速振翅且下壓翅膀，之後滑翔而去。