Raptors in India (Assam) - April 2017 (1 Viewer)

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Jeluba

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• Jan 19, 2018

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Please see attached five photographs of birds of prey, taken in the province of Assam, in Kaziranga National Park, India.
As always, your help in identifying these raptors is much appreciated.

 

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andyb39

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• Jan 19, 2018

• #2

1. Pallas's Fish Eagle?
2. one of the Spotted Eagles - Greater or Indian. I suppose habitat suggests GSE.
3-4. Changeable Hawk Eagle
5. Not sure. Juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle?

 

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Cinereous

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• Jan 19, 2018

• #3

2 looks like a Pallas..

 

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andyb39

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• Jan 19, 2018

• #4

Cinereous said:

2 looks like a Pallas..

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Hmmmm......it does seem to be eating a fish, now that I look more closely.

 

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Grahame Walbridge

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• Jan 19, 2018

• #5

1-2 Pallas's Fish Eagle
3-4 Changeable Hawk Eagle
5 Crested Serpent Eagle

Grahame

 

J

Jeluba

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• Jan 19, 2018

• #6

I confirm that #2 was eating a fish.
Andy, Cinereous and Grahame, thank you so much for your help.
Have a nice week-end.
Jean-Luc

 

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Cinereous

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• Jan 19, 2018

• #7

andyb39 said:

Hmmmm......it does seem to be eating a fish, now that I look more closely.

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Also has no feathering on legs which are flesh/ivory coloured..

 

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andyb39

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• Jan 20, 2018

• #8

Cinereous said:

Also has no feathering on legs which are flesh/ivory coloured..

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Not to mention the heavy, dark-tipped grey bill lacking a yellow cere or gape line, etc, etc. I gave this bird a very cursory glance. Definitely not my finest hour... |:$|

 

Last edited: Jan 20, 2018