India Raptor ID confirmation-9 ? (1 Viewer)

aloktewari

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• Feb 13, 2018

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Looked much like an Indian Spotted but the gape line doesn't match.

Location : Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Date : 05.02.2018

 

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aloktewari

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• Feb 14, 2018

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... Id ?

 

tconzemi

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• Feb 14, 2018

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I do not know Indian SE but this could colourwise still be an adult GSE.
What is the difference in gape between Indian and Greater???

 

aloktewari

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• Feb 14, 2018

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Thank you Tom ... Indian Spotted Eagle has gape reaching behind the eye ( Grimmett et al ) ... Largest gape among Spotted ...
If the color is good for GSE adult, then it must be that only ... !

 

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• Feb 14, 2018

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aloktewari said:

Thank you Tom ... Indian Spotted Eagle has gape reaching behind the eye ( Grimmett et al ) ... Largest gape among Spotted ...
If the color is good for GSE adult, then it must be that only ... !

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Thanks for that

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Feb 14, 2018

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aloktewari said:

Thank you Tom ... Indian Spotted Eagle has gape reaching behind the eye ( Grimmett et al ) ... Largest gape among Spotted ...
If the color is good for GSE adult, then it must be that only ... !

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Yes, it can be very obvious indeed, but not in all individual. I've not seen enough of them to confirm anything, but a pair in Nepal I followed had one individual with huge gape, and another with shortish, easy to confuse with GSE.

 

aloktewari

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• Feb 14, 2018

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Thank you Valery ... but that brings us back to original status ... GSE vs ISE ... !
Best Regards.
Alok.