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Which Sparrowhawks? Singapore (1 Viewer)

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Not completely certain with the id of these 2 sparrowhawks. First 2 images show the same bird, probably a Japanese.

Is the second sparrowhawk with a rufous belly but no white arm pit a Chinese?

Thanks in advance.
 

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It's amazingly richly coloured, but the lack of dark primaries rules out Chinese. Besra would be the only other possibility, and resident birds in the Philippines can look a bit like this, but I guess it's most likely a richly coloured Japanese.

Cheers

Pete
 
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