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Bonelli's or Booted eagle? Iran (1 Viewer)
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lou salomon
the birdonist
booted eagle, not sure about its age.
SteveClifton
Well-known member
Not a 1cy Black Kite then?
ehsan
Ehsan Talebi
Does Booted shows this barring pattern in outer tail feathers?
And the barring on flight feathers i think must be heavier?
RafaelMatias
Unknown member
Agreed.
ehsan
Ehsan Talebi
I hadn't considered Black Kite at all! thanks Steve
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Andy Adcock
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lou salomon
the birdonist
ahhrgh! not the first time i fell for this...this is if you are fixed on 2 species rather than really looking what the bird looks like. :eat::eat:
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
And that Lou, is why I never read what people think they are before I look, it corrupts and influences your thought process - but I'm still wrong most of the time!...:-C
A
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1cy Black-eared Kite (M.m.lineatus), or at least showing the characters of said (sub)species according to an excellent paper by Dick Forsman, where false statements from an Italian birder are addressed and corrected.
http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=430354&d=1361903404
Peter
http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=430354&d=1361903404
Peter
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MJB
Well-known member
Peter,
Dick is saying Andrea Corso was in error, not that he made false statements, which would imply intended deception...:eek!:
MJB
MBJ, firstly, English is not my main language:-C
The kites on the photographs Corso used to illustrate Black-eared Kites, were in fact Black Kites, and (thus) his text used the "wrong" identification marks to tell the two forms apart, thereby preventing readers to gain true insight in the matter.
I never meant to imply that he wilfully did so, only that his conclusions and descriptions were wrong, something I believe was due to either lack of sufficient experience, and/or lack of proper consultation with experts, thereby rendering his paper flawed.
Sorry for the misunderstanding, and thanks a lot for your comment!
Peter
MJB
Well-known member
Peter,
I was certain that your meaning was as you state, but I feared that others might have misinterpreted it, which is all too easy to do on-line!:t:
MJB
