Raptors in Rajasthan (1 Viewer)

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cranefan

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• Jan 29, 2014

• #1

Hello all,

I have a few photos from my recent travels in India that I'm not quite sure about.

The first one was seen at Fatehpur Sikir, close to Agra. I think maybe Booted Eagle?

The next three are from Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur - clearly a spotted eagle but I'm not sure between Greater and Indian. It had very thin, unfeathered tarsi and seems to have a longer gape than a Greater, but the habitat (marsh) would suggest Greater, which was also much more common there.

Any ideas?

 

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lou salomon

the birdonist

• Jan 29, 2014

• #2

1. tawny eagle, imo.
2. looks like greater spotted. but neither GSE nor ISE have unfeathered tarsi.

 

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cranefan

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• Jan 29, 2014

• #3

Thanks a lot! Maybe they weren't unfeathered tarsi, just looked it from a distance.

Also from Bharatpur are these shots of the same bird. My thoughts were Imperial Eagle, but my book isn't that helpful.

 

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tconzemi

Tom

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• Jan 29, 2014

• #4

The last has unfeathered tarsi and is a juv. White-bellied Sea Eagle
The Spotted Eagle is unIDeable and first may well be a Tawny

 

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Pete Gt

Well-known member

• Jan 29, 2014

• #5

Looks more like an imm Pallas' Sea eagle to my untrained eye - and is better for the general distribution in India being more common inland

 

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Pete Gt

Well-known member

• Jan 29, 2014

• #6

Apologies - meant Pallas' FISH eagle..

 

tconzemi

Tom

Supporter

• Jan 29, 2014

• #7

Pete Gt said:

Apologies - meant Pallas' FISH eagle..

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May well be no big experience with these

 

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Iraq Babbler

Well-known member

• Jan 29, 2014

• #8

Pete Gt said:

Apologies - meant Pallas' FISH eagle..

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Agree on imm Palla's Fish Eagle and two pics of perched bird in the initial post is PFE as well

Omar

 

tconzemi

Tom

Supporter

• Jan 29, 2014

• #9

Iraq Babbler said:

. and two pics of perched bird in the initial post is PFE as well

Omar

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Don't think so, tiny bill and different flight silhouette (last pic of flying bird being same bird) Spotted Eagle imo

 

Tib78

Well-known member

• Jan 30, 2014

• #10

The first bird isn't a Tawny IMO: 6 fingers and wrong shape. Not sure what it is though.

 

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ihewman

Active member

• Jan 30, 2014

• #11

I can't tell you much about these raptors... but I can tell you that none of them is a White-bellied Sea Eagle. These birds are quite familiar to me and is definitely not one.

 

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Iraq Babbler

Well-known member

• Jan 30, 2014

• #12

Hello

I would suggest that 1st Eagle in flight is a Greater Spotted Eagle fluvescens ,sorry I did not opened the pics for my first review.

Omar

 

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cranefan

Well-known member

• Jan 31, 2014

• #13

Thanks for all the replies - I hadn't even thought of Pallas's Fish Eagle so thanks for that!

 

Stuart Darbyshire

45th generation Northern

• Jan 31, 2014

• #14

is Oriental Honey Buzzard a possibility for the 1st bird?

similar shape on this bird

http://www.thejunglelook.com/info/bird-info/honey-buzzard