Showing posts with label Colour of Wings- Pale Blue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colour of Wings- Pale Blue. Show all posts

Saturday, 20 August 2011

Crested Serpent Eagle


Name: Crested Serpent Eagle
Size: 75 Cms
Appearance: Large raptor with comparatively short legs. Underparts Rufous  and light brownish. Black Eagle like tail. Black trailing edges on the wings with a off white lining. Yellow eyes. 
Habitat: OFten found near water bodies in well wooded forests resting on higher canopy of trees. Mostly eats reptiles on ground along with rodents. 
Call :  A call like kite with nasal sound of Kee... kee...

Shikra



Description: 


Name: Shikra
Size: 35 CM.
Appearance: A Small raptor with pale blue wings and chestnut coloured chest with dark stripes in Zig Zag manner. 
Eating Habits: A very aggressive bird of prey, often in pursuit of rodents, small birds, and reptiles like chameleons and Skink lizards.
Habitat : Almost found in all over India apart from higher ups in Himalayas. 
Call: Unlikely sound of Kitou....Kitou...