Hawk at Addis Ababa airport (1 Viewer)

akjackson1

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• Mar 30, 2017

• #1

A couple weeks ago I had a layover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Amongst many doves and pigeons I snapped this image through the window of what appears to be some sort of hawk. Head seems to be lighter than the rest of the body. Fish Eagle would seem unlikely at an airport. Any other ideas? Sorry for the terrible pictures, it was quite distant and taken through glass.

The last image I'm unsure is the same bird, but it "might" be.

 

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Last edited: Mar 30, 2017

bitterntwisted

Graham Howard Shortt

• Mar 30, 2017

• #2

Black Kite.

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 30, 2017

• #3

I agree on something from the black/yellow-billed kite pair

Niels

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Mar 30, 2017

• #4

Pic three clearly shows the classic tail shape of Black Kite, (or Y-B as Niels says) and the broad 'rounded' primaries which are a noticeable feature in flight.

 

tconzemi

Tom

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• Mar 30, 2017

• #5

sixth finger on image #3 much shorter than 5th finger suggests Yellow-billed

 

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aeshna5

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• Mar 30, 2017

• #6

Whenever I've been in Addis YB Kite was always the commoner species.