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Subject: [Hong Kong] Is it Eurasian Hobby? [Print This Page]

Author: samchang    Time: 6/11/2015 16:22     Subject: Is it Eurasian Hobby?

LV, 6Nov15.
Is there any easy way to distinguish one from Amur Falcon?

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Author: lchunfai    Time: 6/11/2015 16:46

Amur Falcon
Author: samchang    Time: 6/11/2015 17:33

Thanks. How can I distinguish 2? I chose Eurasian Hobby because the tail seems not that long. If it is Almur Falcon, what feature I should look into to identify it?
Author: kmatthew    Time: 6/11/2015 18:23

Hi Sam, note the dark fringe along the edge of wing, which make the underwing look somehow paler when compared with Hobby. You also get less buffish colours on the belly and underwing in Amur, usually quite well defined B&W rather then brownish appearance of Hobby. Structurally, I feel Amur are slimmer in comparison with Hobby. In close inspections, the red talons and beak should be quite apparent. Here are some photos I took the other day of a few Amurs.

http://matthewkwanbirding.blogsp ... falcon-at-last.html




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