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Costa Rican Hawk (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Andrew S
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cuckooroller
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Hi Andrew,
Looks good for B. platypterus as you suspect. The tips of the primaries are black. Brown iris, yellow beak with blackish tip, breast and belly barred, booted appearance, alternating broad black and white tail barring with white tips on the retrices. All good for the Broad-winged.
Looks good for B. platypterus as you suspect. The tips of the primaries are black. Brown iris, yellow beak with blackish tip, breast and belly barred, booted appearance, alternating broad black and white tail barring with white tips on the retrices. All good for the Broad-winged.
Motmot
Eduardo Amengual
Although those somewhat rufous looking primaries reminded me of a Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris), malar stripes and tail design identify it as a Broad-winged. Rufous probably comes from the strong Costa Rica sunlight. Roadside is rare at best in Santa Elena.
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