wkcheng

What kind of Buzzard?

2009.12.20
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pitarhk

Common Buzzard

wkcheng

Thanks Peter.

HFCheung

There were Common Buzzards in HK with dark trailing edge to wing and tail.  On the field guide, they resemble Rough-legged Buzzard.  So be very carefully with that.  One can study this using "A database of the Bird of China" http://www.cnbird.org.cn/first.htm or "Oriental Bird Image" http://orientalbirdimages.org/.

HF Cheung

wkcheng

Some of the photos of Common Buzzard found via the links look very different from what we usually seen.

Thanks!

lpaul

It is also worth knowing that this feature is age related, adults have a neat dark trailing edge to the wing and also the tail tip; this is lacking in young birds.

Paul