Possible Sooty Falcon Lesvos (1 Viewer)

[scottishdude]

A friend of mine took this in Lesvos last week whilst we were there. Can anyone confirm its ID

Thanks in advance

 

[Manne]

(Dark form of) Eleonora´s Falcon

 

[scottishdude]

Manne - doesn't the dark phase of Elenora's have a blue eye ring?

 

[stuart winter]

Sooty Falcon would have a hint of a moustachial area on the face and also a pale chin.

 

[Manne]

Manne - doesn't the dark phase of Elenora's have a blue eye ring?

No, yellow

 

[Lappkrabben]

Sooty (to compare)

http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=18389

 

[tconzemi]

Manne - doesn't the dark phase of Elenora's have a blue eye ring?

eye ring and cere color is sex related in adult birds, blue in females, yellow in males
Tom

 

[Manne]

eye ring and cere color is sex related in adult birds, blue in females, yellow in males
Tom

My wrong. Thanx!

None the less the species is Eleonorae

 

[tconzemi]

None the less the species is Eleonorae

agree! :t:

 

[scottishdude]

thanks everyone!

 

[njlarsen]

That is a very nice picture; of a species where we almost exclusively have flying birds

Niels