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1^# A A A Post at 21/11/2014 16:59 Show author

Raptor ID

May I ask for your help on the ID of this raptor? Thank you!
Lung Fu Shan, 21st Nov, 2014

Is it a kind of sparrowhawk?

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2^# A A A Post at 21/11/2014 17:15 Show author

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Look the very long tail & wings, no mesial stripe
also the many-banded, slim body part are the features of Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Good record for Lung Fu Shan!

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3^# A A A Post at 21/11/2014 17:32 Show author

Thank you Ivan!

But may I ask why it is not a Japanese sparrowhawk? The body pattern joining the tail seems to resemble it.

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4^# A A A Post at 21/11/2014 17:59 Show author

Please see the tail is much longer than Japanese
Also the female and juvenile Japanese should show mesial stripe
But the bird in your photo lack of mesial stripe and elongated tail
The number of "fingers" also matches Eurasian but not Japanese

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5^# A A A Post at 21/11/2014 23:40 Show author

Thank you for the explanation!

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