🐦 Today's Bird｜Gray-faced Buzzard

The Gray-faced Buzzard is a very famous migratory raptor in Taiwan, with large numbers passing through Taiwan every spring and autumn. It's medium-sized, with its most striking features being its gray face, white supercilium, and dark eye-stripe, along with distinct brown barring on its chest and belly. In flight, its wings are broad, and its tail has dark bands. It mainly inhabts mountainous areas, hills, and forest edges, feeding on insects, frogs, lizards, small birds, and rodents. 🌿 Fun Fact The Gray-faced Buzzard is also known as the 'National Day Bird.' Around October each year, they migrate south along Taiwan's mountain ranges, and large numbers of migrating individuals can be observed, especially in the Pingtung and Kenting areas, making them a key highlight of Taiwan's autumn raptor watching season.