India Raptor ID confirmation-4 ? (1 Viewer)

aloktewari

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• Feb 8, 2018

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Provisional ID : Greater Spotted Eagle fulvescens
Images taken in fairly overcast condition.

Location : Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Date : 06.02.2018

 

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tconzemi

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• Feb 8, 2018

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Oval nostril (not round as in GSE) and light iris are good for Tawny Eagle

 

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xuky.summer

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• Feb 8, 2018

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Hi Tom
Do the pattern of tails and secondaries look good for Tawny Eagle? may be a subadult Eastern Imperial Eagle?

 

aloktewari

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• Feb 9, 2018

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Tawny ... or E. Imp. Imm. ... ?

 

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• Feb 9, 2018

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xuky.summer said:

Hi Tom
Do the pattern of tails and secondaries look good for Tawny Eagle? may be a subadult Eastern Imperial Eagle?

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good point Xuky, they look better for IEI indeed and some new coverts are really dark, so despite rather dark iris and not so big bill, you may well be right with EIE

 

aloktewari

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• Feb 9, 2018

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Thank you, Tom and Xuky ...
Best regards,
Alok.