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Namibia Etosha NP 13- Jan 2019 2 (1 Viewer)

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More opinions on this two.

1- Shikra
2- Cannot really decide in this juvenile sunbird Marico or Dusky but the second should not had green breast , some more to Marico.
 

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andyadcock said:
I'd say 1 is Shikra, note the red eye and yellow cere.
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Where does this "Shikra with red eye" thing come from? It actually is also repeated in the Princeton guide, however the Shikras we saw in Kuwait had decisively yellow eyes!

I would put the bird more likely as Ovambo Sparrowhawk.
 
opisska said:
Where does this "Shikra with red eye" thing come from? It actually is also repeated in the Princeton guide, however the Shikras we saw in Kuwait had decisively yellow eyes!

I would put the bird more likely as Ovambo Sparrowhawk.
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SASOL 'cherry red eye'.......
 
opisska said:
Where does this "Shikra with red eye" thing come from? It actually is also repeated in the Princeton guide, however the Shikras we saw in Kuwait had decisively yellow eyes!

I would put the bird more likely as Ovambo Sparrowhawk.
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SASOL 'cherry red eye'.......

Ovambo has a red cere and brown eye.
 
I looked through a lot of Shikra images, seems like there is quite a lot of variability (provided the IDs are actually correct, on random internet search, one never knows). However attached is one of our Shikras, so you can see what I am talking about :) I have no firsthand experience with Ovambo really, so it was just an idea.
 

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opisska said:
I looked through a lot of Shikra images, seems like there is quite a lot of variability (provided the IDs are actually correct, on random internet search, one never knows). However attached is one of our Shikras, so you can see what I am talking about :) I have no firsthand experience with Ovambo really, so it was just an idea.
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Juveniles have yellow eyes, this looks like a transitional plumage?
 
I agree with Andy.

Jan, adullt Shikra have diagnostic cherry red eyes. Juvenile have yellow eyes, so I understand your confusion
 
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