Hi everybody,
I've been uploading old photos to inaturalist, and one of my ids has been challenged.
I saw this small raptor perched in a tree near Wilderness (Western Cape, South Africa) in late march of 2016. It was pretty obscured but I IDed it as Little Sparrowhawk.
Now, someone has commented that it could be an African Cuckoo Hawk, based on the broad barring on the belly. Its jizz and the white spots on the shoulders still say Accipiter to me, but I have no further experience with either species.
So, what say the experts?
As always, many thanks in advance,
T
I've been uploading old photos to inaturalist, and one of my ids has been challenged.
I saw this small raptor perched in a tree near Wilderness (Western Cape, South Africa) in late march of 2016. It was pretty obscured but I IDed it as Little Sparrowhawk.
Now, someone has commented that it could be an African Cuckoo Hawk, based on the broad barring on the belly. Its jizz and the white spots on the shoulders still say Accipiter to me, but I have no further experience with either species.
So, what say the experts?
As always, many thanks in advance,
T