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Lesser kestrel (?) - Italy - April 2015 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Grus91
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RogerioRodrigues
Rogerio
Difficult to say , on females the best way to distinguish from a regular Kestrel are the white claws and i cannot distinguish those in these pictures.
RogerioRodrigues
Rogerio
Good point Chris ,:clap: now i know it , miss that in my Collins but found a nice link on the subject.
http://www.andaluciabirdsociety.org...de/90-comparative-identification-guide-1.html
http://www.andaluciabirdsociety.org...de/90-comparative-identification-guide-1.html
rosbifs
PutAin STOP
'parrot like' call helps in the field...
when we had a lesser kestrel corpse here the parcs guy had all sorts of info on the 'spots' love hearts or tear drops or such like and lots of comparisons. I had seen it in the field the day before and failed to call it lesser (add it to the list) - needless to say I would rely on call, wing formula and claws (although not 100% apparently) - also rely on getting a photo and asking on here....
when we had a lesser kestrel corpse here the parcs guy had all sorts of info on the 'spots' love hearts or tear drops or such like and lots of comparisons. I had seen it in the field the day before and failed to call it lesser (add it to the list) - needless to say I would rely on call, wing formula and claws (although not 100% apparently) - also rely on getting a photo and asking on here....
