Kinabatangan, Borneo - grey headed fish eagle? (1 Viewer)

[ParisNorway]

Grey-headed fish-eagle or may it be something else?

 

[THE_FERN]

Perhaps, although I don't know how you rule out lesser fish eagle (I think this is an immature which makes it more difficult: no white belly, and tail pattern). I guess the bill looks quite substantial, though.

 

[ParisNorway]

Perhaps, although I don't know how you rule out lesser fish eagle (I think this is an immature which makes it more difficult: no white belly, and tail pattern). I guess the bill looks quite substantial, though.

Bonus question about another individual. Would you identify this one as lesser fish eagle, or grey-headed fish-eagle? I'm inclined towards lesser because of the tail, but my experience here is small.

 

[lgonz1008]

Bonus question about another individual. Would you identify this one as lesser fish eagle, or grey-headed fish-eagle? I'm inclined towards lesser because of the tail, but my experience here is small.

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Not too familiar with raptors in this part of the world, but the white on the tail base makes me lean for Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

 

[THE_FERN]

Not too familiar with raptors in this part of the world, but the white on the tail base makes me lean for Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

I don't really see a white tail base. Instead, I see fairly strong barring along its length causing a largely dark appearance. Certainly not a nice clean white basal band. Together with a hint of paler primary bases suggests lesser to me