ywaihung

Po Toi
18-10-2012

IMG_0539ChineseGoshawk2.jpg (113.96 KB)

18/10/2012 21:13

IMG_0564 Chinese Goshawk 2.jpg (149.63 KB)

18/10/2012 21:13

[ Last edited by ywaihung at 19/10/2012 09:06 ]

brendank

Although when you showed me the photo I initially thought it was a Chinese Goshawk, I would tend to think now after see the photos more closely that this is a Japanese Sparrowhawk due to the faint supercilium and the white blotches on the upperparts which fit juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk quite well.

[ Last edited by brendank at 18/10/2012 21:54 ]

ywaihung

Thanks Brendan for the ID of the bird.
The descriptive features for the ID is very useful.

HFCheung

Looks like a Chinese Sparrowhawk to me. The orange cere and leg are good features.  The dark bars on tail are thinner than that of Japanese.