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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a kite fledgling. Found him late in the evening perched on the lower branches. With signs of deforestation and soaring heat, this bird looked lost.

Notes:

It was a lovely spotting. Perched on the lower branches and quite close to the ground (about 7 ft). was not alarmed to find us (me and my son) staring at him :)

Species ID Suggestions

White-eyed Buzzard (juvenile)

Butastur teesa

Comments (10)

Will take me a while I guess( could be a technical problem on birdforum.net). Trying out: http://www.a-home-for-wild-birds.com/your-questions.html and hope it works. Thanks again, Liam!
It's not an Accipiter, they have pale eyes in all plumages, and long tails: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=850&Bird_Image_ID=13699&Bird_Family_ID=&p=63 White-eyed Buzzard juveniles have dark eyes: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=911&Bird_Image_ID=52947&Bird_Family_ID=&p=11 However, I'm not seeing enough white on the wing for White-eyed Buzzard. I can't come up with any better suggestion, though. Try asking the folks on Birdforum.net: http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=114
Its a Crested Goshawk juvenile :)
Thanks so much, Liam! I'm trying to make sure!
White-eyed Buzzard juvie is a guess, I may be wrong.
Thank you Emma, Ryan and Gerardo.
What a beautiful bird! Hope it finds its mama soon.

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