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Molecular detection of influenza A viruses and H5 subtype among migratory Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) and captive birds of prey
....Other samples were collected from additional wild captive raptor species including brown snake eagle, African goshawk, African wood owl, blacksparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus), northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) and Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) have been reported to be infected with highly pathogenic IAV (Alexander, 2007; Capua & Alexander, 2007; J. G. Choi et al., 2013; Lierz et al., 2007; Shivakoti et al., 2010)....Two other birds (a yellow-billed kite and an African wood owl) were also positive for IAV in both cloacal and oropharyngeal swabs. The other positive samples came from a black sparrow hawk, a spotted eagle owl and an African goshawk....https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...111/tbed.13988
....Other samples were collected from additional wild captive raptor species including brown snake eagle, African goshawk, African wood owl, blacksparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus), northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) and Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) have been reported to be infected with highly pathogenic IAV (Alexander, 2007; Capua & Alexander, 2007; J. G. Choi et al., 2013; Lierz et al., 2007; Shivakoti et al., 2010)....Two other birds (a yellow-billed kite and an African wood owl) were also positive for IAV in both cloacal and oropharyngeal swabs. The other positive samples came from a black sparrow hawk, a spotted eagle owl and an African goshawk....https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...111/tbed.13988
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September 22, 2025
More than 150,000 Chinese sparrowhawks were recorded flying over Kenting (墾丁) in southern Taiwan's Pingtung County on Saturday, the highest single-day tally since an annual raptor migration survey in the area began 37 years ago.
The Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) on the southern tip of Pingtung County is the last part of Taiwan that migratory birds and raptors fly over as they head from East Asia to wintering grounds in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
Kenting National Park has conducted autumn raptor surveys since 1988, with the Raptor Research Group of Taiwan carrying out this year's two-month count.
Saturday's total of 153,699 birds shattered the previous daily record of 71,608 set in 2020, when the overall migration reached 270,000, the highest on record.
Yesterday, an additional 56,696 birds were recorded, bringing this season's total to 259,369, the group said.
Bird expert Tsai Yi-jung (蔡乙榮) said that migration was stalled for four days last week due to poor weather, and observers anticipated a surge once skies cleared.
Still, the scale of Saturday's passage exceeded expectations.
The average seasonal tally over the past decade has been about 200,000, but numbers this year could rival the 2020 peak, Tsai said.
The main migration occurs in September, although Typhoon Ragasa, which is battering the Hengchun Peninsula today and tomorrow, may temporarily halt the movement.
Another wave is expected after the storm passes later this week, Tsai said
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/tai.../22/2003844238.