Subject: raptor id, please [Print This Page] Author: maria Time: 6/06/2009 18:00 Subject: raptor id, please
is it Crested Serpent Eagle???
taken today at KFBG, near Kun Yam Shan, thank you very much!!!
Author: thinfor Time: 6/06/2009 18:38
Hi Maria, we might have seen this bird too since I was birdwatching in Tai Mo Shan today morning! My friend and I saw 1 Bonelli's eagle and 2 crested serpent eagles flying to the direction to Shek Kong/Kun Yam Shan. The former and 1 of the latter had a very bad shape - severe loss of feathers. The crested serpent eagle was even chased by a black kite to leave its 'zone'. From the underwing converts, it's not like a crested serpent eagle. So I think it's a Bonelli's eagle?
Would more experienced birders please comment? (I could not think of any other possibilities...of course this bird may not be the one we've seen!)
[ Last edited by thinfor at 6/06/2009 18:40 ] Author: pitarhk Time: 6/06/2009 19:49
oh....I just think it is Crested GoshawkAuthor: thinfor Time: 6/06/2009 20:22
Yes, you're right. It must be another bird since it doesn't look like a raptor with an eagle size (It doesn't look like a Bonelli's eagle neither according to the prev photos posted). I linked the 2 birds since their feather loss were quite similar but indeed from my memory the eagle I've seen had a even more worn tail.
It's definitely a kind of goshawk. Thanks!
[ Last edited by thinfor at 6/06/2009 20:25 ] Author: maria Time: 7/06/2009 01:37
thanks peter & manson!! Author: ajohn Time: 7/06/2009 14:09
I agree that this is a Crested Goshawk - probably a first-summer bird showing a lot of wing moult. Author: maria Time: 8/06/2009 11:03
thanks john for confirming the id!!
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