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Re: Africa Wild Bird Book 2nd Edition - New Entries 2014

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157. Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus (Kleinsperwer)

Adult feeding on unidentified passerine.
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Identification hints:
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1. Streaking on throat.

2. Yellow cere.

3. Yellow eye & eye ring.

4. White spots on upperparts.

5. Tail spots.

6. Thin legs.

7. Red on flanks.


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Re: Africa Wild Bird Book 2nd Edition - New Entries 2014

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:shock: :shock: :shock:

Dewi, this is wow O\/ O\/ O\/

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ arrow-pointers X#X


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Re: Africa Wild Bird Book 2nd Edition - New Entries 2014

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Thanks Dewi - if I had this guidance it would have been so much easier to ID him from my birding books !

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Re: Africa Wild Bird Book 2nd Edition - New Entries 2014

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If you see it again and are not sure what it is, have a look here =O:

https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 666#p64666

O:V O:V O:V


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Re: Bird Identification

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Please can someone ID this little raptor for me.

The pics were taken at Croc Bridge.
I thought it might be a juv. lanner falcon, but lesser kestrel has also been suggested.

It was eating a bat.

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Dewi wrote: Wed May 27, 2015 7:55 pm I think it is a juvenile Little Sparrowhawk - look closely at the yellow eye & eye-ring. \O


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African Goshawk - Accipiter tachiro

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Need help please 0/*

in Addo

I think it may be a Juvenile Jackal Buzzard but not sure -O-

Here it was sitting in the shade

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Then it flew into a sunny spot

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Mel wrote: Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:29 pm Looks like an immature African goshawk to me :-?


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This at Skuks this weekend, sitting very still and low in dense foliage. Goshawk size:

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nan wrote: Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:39 am Little Sparrowhawk :-? (but the eye)

Lizzard Buzzard :-?


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:ty: nana!

The eyes could just be mostly black because it was in dense shade? -O-


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Lisbeth wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 11:43 am With those two white spots, IMO it can only be a little sparrowhawk.
Flutterby wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 1:40 pm I agree...Little Sparrowhawk. :yes:
okie wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 1:50 pm I also agree Little Sparrowhawk \O . The two white spots , plus yellow eyes as well as yellow cere are all indicative .The Lizzard buzzard have a black line down the centre of white throat .


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Pics at dusk of a raptor at Chobe, Botswana at dusk I think maybe African Goshawk.
Lisbeth wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:30 pm as you say, an African goshawk


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:shock: :shock: :shock:

Caution!

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