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18-MAR-2005

IMG_0593.JPG

Besra

Scientific name - Accipeter virgatus

Habitat - All forest types from lowlands to 2400 m.

[20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]

Canon EOS 20D
1/1600s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Robert DeCandido PhD		01-Oct-2011 15:04
This is not a Besra - rather a juvenile female Chinese Goshawk moulting into adult plumage...

romy ocon		25-Mar-2005 21:54
Thanks, Wouter! At first, I though it was an immature Chinese Goshawk. But on closer analysis, I agree with your observations, which make this another photo-lifer for me...;-)

Wouter		25-Mar-2005 09:28
Hi Romy! Wonderful pictures again! Hmmm, difficult to identify those accipiters, but I will give it a try. I think this is a immature male Besra. Based on the bright yellow eye, and five bands on the tail. The bird being a immature is based on the slight black barring on the belly. Japanese Sparrowhawk can be ruled out based on those two facts (has a reddish or orangeyellow eye. Chinese Goshawk can be ruled out by the extensive barring on the wings. Pity you cannot see the mesial stripe on the throat of the bird. Wouter

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