[ Last edited by ddavid at 19/10/2013 19:11 ] Author: tsheunglai Time: 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 Author: John Holmes Time: 20/10/2013 07:16 Subject: Tai Po Kau raptor
Dylan and Dave, - Thanks for the links.... I take your point, Dave, about the number of primary "fingers" and, Mr TAI 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...
HUNG... do you have any more photos of this bird ? Author: Hung Time: 20/10/2013 12:21
I'm sorry that I only got 1 photo on it
The uncropped one Author: ajohn Time: 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: http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... _ID=&pagesize=1
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