



Location Mount Abu Raj. India.
Taken today, 8 Dec 2020.
I'm not familiar with sub-adults, but I think your observation is bang on. Bonelli's are regular visitors to our small hill resort. Thanks appreciated.First two seem young Bonelli's Eagles to me
It is subtle (and I've never seen OHB) but with Forsman book in my hands I think you're rightNot convinced there are two species in #1. Think OP may be correct with Oriental Honey Buzzard for bird on lower right?
Yeah, not careful enough, now I see different barring and structureactually i'm inclined to agree on OHB for the lower bird in pic 1, Tom. look at the differences in structure and plumage details.
Agree with
1. Bonelli’s Eagle and Oriental HB
2. Bonelli’s Eagle
3. Buteo - likely vulpinus
4. Black Vulture
Appreciated, thank you all for your observations.actually I'm inclined to agree on OHB for the lower bird in pic 1, Tom. look at the differences in structure and plumage details.
Interesting!The Buteo is a juvenile Himalayan Buzzard. Or japonicus, these are almost indistinguishable in my opinion, but let's call it Himalayan because of that should more expected there.
OK, the images needs a little further comment.
The first one is just labeled Buteo buteo but the list of synonyms make it clear that it is pre-split of Himalayan and Eastern.
The second is labeled japonicus and would therefore be Eastern (B. japonicus) according to current taxonomy.
The third one is labeled burmanicus and therefore would be Himalayan (B. refectus) according to current taxonomy.
The fourth and fifth one is just labeled Buteo buteo but the list of synonyms make it clear that it is pre-split of Himalayan and Eastern.
So I agree that image three in the original post is a Buteo and that it could easily be labeled as Buteo buteo from the pre-split period but I disagree that it is likely Buteo buteo from the post-split taxonomy
Niels
The point is that the main sources now view Himalayan and Eastern B. as full species, not subspecies.The OBC tends to lump subspecies together on the database.