BOP - Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Apr 2024 (1 Viewer)

[Cormac]

The darker photo is the original and the other is a poor attempt at editing the photo.
Any help appreciated.

 

[njlarsen]

Check Crane Hawk

 

[Cormac]

Thanks Niels

 

[JWN Andrewes]

I would suggest Double-toothed Kite.

 

[pbjosh]

I'd lean towards Double-toothed Kite. The large eye with a bit of a pale eye ring, the sort of large, cylindrical (I've heard it called "can shaped") head, shorter legs, perhaps a hint of rufous from the breast visible...

Crane Hawk to my eye has a smaller eye and a smaller head. The photo is not amazing and from behind but the leg length also looks short to me.

 

[KenM]

A lightened version.👍

 

[nartreb]

In addition to the things pbjosh mentioned, the very thin white stripe on the tail looks much better for double-toothed kite than for crane hawk. First photo here is from the same angle, note in addition to the very thing tail stripe: the pouffe of white feathers at the top of the legs, hint of rufous at the breast/shoulder, bits of white (rump feathers? inner portions of primaries?) peeking out from behind the wings.

 

[AveryBartels]

Double-toothed Kite