Lord of the sky in Vietnam

Its extremely sharp claw can tear any prey, like tough buffalo skin, which is a mountain kite in Vietnam.

The scientific name of this species is Nisaetus nipalens e, belonging to the genus Spizaetus, a bird of prey. They are quite similar to the types of eagles, and they also belong to the eagle family. In them, they have a body, wingspan, and average weight. However, with extremely sharp nails, mighty legs, they look very majestic.

In the mountainous regions of Vietnam, they appear relatively few, rarely seen, but they are really sky lords, the king of birds. This mountain kite species inhabits a relatively large area, from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka to Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia and Japan and Vietnam.

Mountain kite species have a body length of 70 to 100cm with wingspan of up to 1.8m. In Vietnam, mountain kites are smaller, but they are also considered to be the largest bird wingspan in the sky. Adults are light brown under the belly, the wings are very wide and the tail is curved.

At each location, they are a little different. In Vietnam, the mountain kite is characterized by a small feather on its head, looking very majestic. Like most birds, they nest in trees. Their nests are often placed in high positions, on rugged peaks, forests.

Their habitats are usually mountain ranges with a height of 2500 meters or more. In Vietnam, such high mountains are relatively few, so mountain kites also accept lower living environment. They are distributed in most provinces in the northern mountainous region, along the central region, and out of the Central Highlands.

It selects the cliffs, the forests do not have people back and forth to nest and lay eggs. The mountain kite breeds eggs, broods, but the difference with birds is that it only lays an egg. Mountain kites eat small mammals, birds and many reptiles. They tucked the chicken up into the air, snatching the poisonous snake up into the blue sky.

Although the number of mountain kites is still quite large, has not been threatened globally, but their numbers are seriously declining. They have the divine beauty of birds, so they are hunted aggressively by the birds. Abroad, this species has become a pet animal for many years. Vietnamese people also started playing kite mountains.

Bird lovers are willing to spend 10 million VND to buy a mountain kite to play. However, the fact that they reproduce so little, only spawn 1 egg / time, plus the intensive hunting, so they are rare in the natural environment. In Vietnam, they are banned from hunting.