A flock of migratory Chinese goshawks (Accipiter soloensis) has been spotted in the Chihnan natural education center in Hualien County, kicking off the autumn bird-watching season in eastern Taiwan, forest rangers said on Monday.
“The rare raptors are now in the Chihnan National Forest Park’s mountain region and are expected to fly south to Pingtung County early next month on their way to Southeast Asia for the winter,” an official from the Hualien Forest District Office said.
The official said his office would sponsor bird-watching activities in the Liyushan mountain area late this month and early next month to coincide with the arrival of the Chinese goshawks so that local bird-watchers can get a glimpse of the rare species and learn more about its ecology.
The official said Taiwan is rich in bird life, with diverse species seen in cool needle-leaf forests, temperate broad-leaf forests, tropical mixed forests, on plains, estuaries and wetlands.
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