Eagles and Warblers for ID 19 Feb 2018 - India (1 Viewer)

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wingsnwilds

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• Feb 19, 2018

• #1

Some photos are very unclear almost to the point to not being identifiable.
But still posting with the hopes that some expert eye might catch some important detail which is enough for the ID.
All birds are from Pune, India.

For the 2nd pic I'm confused between Lesser whitethroat and orphean warbler.

 

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KenM

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• Feb 19, 2018

• #2

Am unsure as to the Aquila in image 1, my gut feeling+ is that image 2, is a Lesser Whitethroat and possibly of the C.halimodendri taxon?, and noting that images 3-4 look like the same bird, with what would appear to have a long 7th finger, albeit that to my eye the 1st finger has yet to grow through? If that is the case...then Spotted Eagle might be a candidate? As for the last image, am at a complete loss, however if you hang on in, I'm sure that wiser counsels will chip in.

Cheers

 

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David Roche

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• Feb 20, 2018

• #3

Black Kite for photo one

 

CARERY

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• Feb 20, 2018

• #4

Last picture might be a Booted Warbler? The head is in the shade thus the cap possibly appears darker. It has a rather prominent supercilium and isn't the outer tailfeather somewhat paler than the rest? The eagles on pic 3-4 look more like Steppe/Tawny to me, but far from sure.

 

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Tom

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• Feb 20, 2018

• #5

CARERY said:

The eagles on pic 3-4 look more like Steppe/Tawny to me, but far from sure.

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No 3: not sure even about genus (Clanga or Aquila)
No 4: agree on Steppe/Tawny, Steppe on gut feeling

agree that 1 is Black Kite

 

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andyb39

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• Feb 20, 2018

• #6

I've been puzzling over no. 5 for some time now. It could be a Booted, but there are two things I don't like - the heavy loral/eye stripe and the long rather spiky-looking tail. I briefly considered Blyth's Reed but the UTCs are too short. i'm not sure what else it could be.

I think I agree with Ken that no.2 is probably Lesser Whitethroat. The bill doesn't look hefty enough even from this angle. In my experience Eastern Orphean looks appreciably larger in the field.

 

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David Roche

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #7

Difficult angle, but Plain Prinia for the last pic?

 

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andyb39

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #8

David Roche said:

Difficult angle, but Plain Prinia for the last pic?

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A Prinia was my first thought because of that tail. But the loral stripe isn't typical.

 

gerdwichers8

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• Feb 21, 2018

• #9

Both eagles Steppe to me.