Lifestyle Desk: His name is Shaheen. It may sound like a person's name. Not really. Shaheen is the name of a bird. Shaheen is in the list of the fastest birds in the world. Shaheen can fly at a speed of 320 km per hour. It is a rare species in our country. They come to our country as migrants in winter. It goes away again after a few days. Recently this bird was seen in the Brahmaputra river of Kurigram.

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Recently, this bird was caught on camera from the Brahmaputra river in Kurigram by the professor of Bengali department of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur. Tuhin Wadud. He said Shaheen is one of the fastest birds in the world. It is rare in Bangladesh. Come to this country in winter.

After a few days of trying, this bird was found in the Brahmaputra river . It is known about the bird, as a bird of prey Shaheen is known as the fastest animal in the world. Its length is 42 cm, wings 28 cm, beak 2.6 cm, legs 4.9 cm, tail 14.5 cm. Although female birds are slightly larger than male birds, there is no difference in their body color. Adult birds have a dark gray back, reddish underparts, black head coverts, clear buff-streaks, black stripes on belly and rump, blue beak tip black, sometimes tip yellow, confluence of eyes and mouth bright yellow, eyes dark brown, and Legs and feet are yellow. The back of juvenile birds is relatively dark brownish-black and pale.

There are clear longitudinal spots on the body. The back of the young bird is more brownish-black and the underside is rust colored. Shaheen usually prefers to roam in rivers, lakes, steep hills, swamps, paraforests, semi-deserts and rocky deserts. They search for prey by sitting on branches or on the ground or flying in circles in the sky. The diet includes terrestrial birds, shorebirds, aquatic birds, pet birds, bats etc. They are more active in the early morning and early evening. At this time, he jumped on the prey at a very fast speed. The speed of which is more than 300 km.

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Their breeding season is from March to May. They fly in the sky in pairs and perform exercises like airplanes. They lay three to four eggs on the body of the guard, making a nest like a nest with tree branches, grass and fur. Eggs hatch in 25 to 27 days. The female bird lays it in the egg alone. Shaheen is a rare migratory bird of Bangladesh, rarely seen in winter. A Pakistan-made ballistic missile is named after the Shaheen bird. This bird is in the official logo of the Air Force of the country. Bangladesh Air Force's batch, logo and schools run by them are named after this bird. Arab Sheikhs keep these birds for hunting.
Nazrul Mridha