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African Swallow-tailed Kite or Black-shouldered Kite? (1 Viewer)

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golbargesepid

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Hi every body.
Here is a picture of a kite (seen in Samburu National reserve, Kenya) with deeply forked tail, but with blackish primaries, instead of black carpal joints.

Is it a Black Shouldered Kite or an African Swallow-tailed Kite?

Thank you for your help.
 

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Either I was drunk (though I didn't drink recently) or the photo is not the same (a joke here?) but when I saw it it was a very typical BSK, while here is a Chanting Goshawk indeed. Whatever...
 
Valéry Schollaert said:
Either I was drunk (though I didn't drink recently) or the photo is not the same (a joke here?) but when I saw it it was a very typical BSK, while here is a Chanting Goshawk indeed. Whatever...
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The heat is getting to you Valéry. You need to get back to cold, wet and miserable Belgium.. or maybe not;)
 
I expect Valéry has been downing a few Trappist beers to celebrate the fact that his country has a government. It doesn't happen that often these days.

Or maybe he has been despairing at the fact that this government has been labelled a 'Kamikaze coalition'.
 
today, 181 species in Queen Elizabeth NP and Lake Mburo NP... and a couple of beer. All is ok thanks...

B :)

Here a friendly Red-collared Widowbird to apologies...
 

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