凤头鹰

鳳頭鷹

fèngtóuyīng

noun

Measure Word

一只凤头鹰 zhī

Meanings

1 crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)

Characters

Examples

凤头鹰栖息在亚热带森林中。

Fèngtóuyīng qīxī zài yàrèdài sēnlín zhōng.

The crested goshawk inhabits subtropical forests.

我们在山里拍到了一只凤头鹰。

Wǒmen zài shān lǐ pāi dào le yī zhī fèngtóuyīng.

We photographed a crested goshawk in the mountains.

Tips

memory

凤头 literally means "phoenix-head," referring to the prominent crest of feathers on the bird's crown. This naming pattern tags many crested bird species in Chinese.

Stroke Order

凤 fèng

头 tóu

鹰 yīng