Raptor near Antwikwaa/ Ghana mid of March (1 Viewer)

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bubo_bubo

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• Dec 6, 2019

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The image of a Raptor was shot at Antwikwaa/ Ghana mid of March
Walking in this nice open forest area near Kakum NP we saw a raptor early in the morning. The group noticed an immature Red-chested Goshawk and in the beginning I was thinking of this species. Later I recorded an African Baza resp. African Cuckoo Hawk on my voice recorder. Looking at the images I am not so confident of these both raptors. For me it looks much more like a juv. Congo Serpent Eagle due to the long tail with the pied pattern and the buffy wash with the spots on the belly.
Thanks for ID to the experts
Cheers
Johannes

 

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bubo_bubo

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• Dec 6, 2019

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sorry wrong file

 

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bubo_bubo

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• Dec 6, 2019

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Raptor at Antwikwaa/ Ghana mid of March

Walking in this nice open forest area near Kakum NP we saw a raptor early in the morning. The group noticed an immature Red-chested Goshawk and in the beginning I was thinking of this species. Later I recorded an African Baza resp. African Cuckoo Hawk on my voice recorder. Looking at the images I am not so confident of these both raptors. For me it looks much more like a juv. Congo Serpent Eagle due to the long tail with the pied pattern and the buffy wash with the spots on the belly.
Thanks for ID to the experts
Cheers
Johannes

 

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tconzemi

Tom

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• Dec 6, 2019

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with that dark throat stripe and the accipiter shape looks perfect for toussenelli to me but no experience with western African raptors

 

Jean FRANCOIS

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• Dec 6, 2019

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tconzemi said:

with that dark throat stripe and the accipiter shape looks perfect for toussenelli to me but no experience with western African raptors

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Tom, wouldn't you rather make a young Black Sparrowhawk ?
Jean

 

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bubo_bubo

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• Dec 7, 2019

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Hi Tom, With the hint of a dark throat stripe and the accipiter shape it might look perfect but the drawings in Birds of Western Africa (Helm Identification Guides) von Nick Borrow und Ron Demey of immature Red-chested Goshawk do not fit. The drawing for young Congo Serpent Eagle looks much better. But I can neither find a flight image for Red-chested Goshawk nor Congo Serpent Eagle in the Africanbirdclub gallery. I would be really interested in a qualified help.
Thanks for ID to the experts
Cheers
Johannes

 

Jean FRANCOIS

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• Dec 7, 2019

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bubo_bubo said:

Hi Tom, With the hint of a dark throat stripe and the accipiter shape it might look perfect but the drawings in Birds of Western Africa (Helm Identification Guides) von Nick Borrow und Ron Demey of immature Red-chested Goshawk do not fit. The drawing for young Congo Serpent Eagle looks much better.

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It is neither its silhouette nor its plumage.
It's an Accipiter.
Jean

 

Andy Adcock

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• Dec 7, 2019

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Jean FRANCOIS said:

It is neither its silhouette nor its plumage.
It's an Accipiter.
Jean

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I agree but Black Spar would have much richer coloured underwing coverts.

 

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bubo_bubo

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• Dec 7, 2019

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Hi thanks a lot. this is very helpful!!!!

 

tconzemi

Tom

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• Dec 7, 2019

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Just discussed with Thibaut, he thinks Black Sparrowhawk as toussenelli in his experience should be whiter with barred flanks, so Jean got it

 

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bubo_bubo

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• Dec 7, 2019

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tconzemi said:

Just discussed with Thibaut, he thinks Black Sparrowhawk as toussenelli in his experience should be whiter with barred flanks, so Jean got it

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Hi, thanks again. I will go for that...