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Besra

Accipiter virgatus

Photo by Sachin Zaveri
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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted when he was trying to catch a squirrel,

Species ID Suggestions

Besra

Accipiter virgatus

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Comments (8)
AnjaliAnantharam
Nice..never knew these birds cld be seen in the city...I first thought it was a Shikra..
Sachin Zaveri
Thanks VianneyTedjamulia Wish they will back to there,
VianneyTedjamulia
Wow, its nice there is still some raptor live in city. In my country most of them is already gone... :(
Sachin Zaveri
thank you BAS for clarifying difference between Besra and sparrowhawk,
Bas
The Besra has yellow eyes and sometimes they look little orange, but the sparrowhawk has really clear chest drawing. and this bird has more sloppy kind of chest drawing.
Sachin Zaveri
thanks BAS, having query over suggestion Besra, Besra is having red eyes. this is more similar to Eurasian Sparrowhawk, please advice in this regards..

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedNovember 2, 2011

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