Hung 18/10/2013 23:12
ID please
18/10/2013 Tai Po Kau
Thank you3551875328cc445
[img]http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv317/Hung_1994/IMG_3670_zps092497ed.jpg[/img]
John Holmes 19/10/2013 13:15
Mystery raptor
Looks good for [b]Mountain Hawk Eagle [/b](Nisaetus nipalensis) to me, and -if so- a VERY good record !
subbuteo 19/10/2013 16:34
This [url=http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=10&Bird_ID=890&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1]picture[/url] is fairly similar. Also this [url=http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=14&Bird_ID=890&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1]picture[/url].
Fantastic bird, well done! Glad John knew what it was as I was at a loss.
Dylan
[[i] Last edited by subbuteo at 19/10/2013 17:07 [/i]]
ddavid 19/10/2013 19:09
I was just wondering - the Tai Po Kau bird shows 6 primary "fingers". The picture in Subbuteo's first link above shows 7 primary "fingers".
Is perhaps 6 primary "fingers" more indicative of Oriental Honey-buzzard?
See
[url]http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=896&Bird_Image_ID=73914&Bird_Family_ID=96[/url]
David
[[i] Last edited by ddavid at 19/10/2013 19:11 [/i]]
tsheunglai 19/10/2013 20:52
I incline to think it's a honey-buzzard.
First, the wing's not wide enough in mide part of wing.
The bill and head too small for a hawk eagle. The shape of the bill also typical of a buzzard's.
S L Tai
John Holmes 20/10/2013 07:16
Tai Po Kau raptor
[b]Dylan[/b] and [b]Dave[/b], - Thanks for the links.... I take your point, Dave, about the number of primary "fingers" and, [b]Mr TAI[/b] I note your comments, too.
I think that the underparts on the bird in the photo look quite heavily barred on wings and tail, and the structure, to me, seems right for a larger bird.
But OHB is statistically more likely, if we have a shot showing the pair of bars near the base of the tail, that should nail the ID...
[b]HUNG[/b]... do you have any more photos of this bird ?
Hung 20/10/2013 12:21
I'm sorry that I only got 1 photo on it
[img]http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv317/Hung_1994/IMG_3670_zpsa2fd944d.jpg[/img]
The uncropped one
ajohn 20/10/2013 15:14
I think if you zoom in on the photo in the first post, you can see the tail pattern of an Oriental Honey-buzzard, with bars towards the base and at the tip, and a large pale space between. Overall similar to this bird:
[url]http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=30&Bird_ID=896&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1[/url]