Tawny Eagle? Ethiopia November 2019 (1 Viewer)

Aladdin

Well-known member

• Dec 21, 2019

• #1

dear members and bird watchers!

Attached picture, I have put the identity Tawny Eagle on the dark bird. The bird was joined by a much lighter bird, I also identified this bird as a Tawny Eagle.

They are looking the same, but the different is the colour. The light bird, is that a juvenil? Any one that know?

VIDEO OF THE TAWNY EAGLE

Kind regards and happy birding
Aladdin

And of course, a Merry Christmas

 

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tconzemi

Tom

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• Dec 21, 2019

• #2

both are Tawny Eagles, dark form (rather common in Ethiopia) an light form, not a juvenile as several generations of coverts visible

 

Aladdin

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• Dec 21, 2019

• #3

tconzemi said:

both are Tawny Eagles, dark form (rather common in Ethiopia) an light form, not a juvenile as several generations of coverts visible

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Thank you very much!

Do you have any idea about the different appearance? Subspeicies or age?

Before I sent my first post I checked internet, and I did not find any pictures whit birds that looked the same and I was very confused.

Kind regards and happy birding
Aladdin

 

tconzemi

Tom

Supporter

• Dec 21, 2019

• #4

it’s a variable species and these 2 birds are the extremes

 

Aladdin

Well-known member

• Dec 21, 2019

• #5

tconzemi said:

it’s a variable species and these 2 birds are the extremes

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Thank you very much!

Kind regards and happy birding
Aladdin