Booted Eagle(Aquila pennata)

Booted Eagle at Thailand

Common Name: Booted Eagle

Scientific Name: Aquila pennata (Gmelin,1788)

Synonim: Hieraaetus pennatus

The Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata) (formerly Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized bird of prey. It is about 48 centimetres (19 in) in length and has a wingspan of 120 centimetres (47 in). Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Continue reading

Brahminy Kite(Haliastur indus)

Common Name : Brahminy Kite

Scientific Name: Haliastur indus Boddaert, 1783

Sub SpeciesThe Brahminy Kite was first described by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1783. Four subspecies are recognized: H.i.indus (Boddaert, 1783) is found in South Asia; H.i. flavirostris Condon & Amadon, 1954 is found in the Solomon Islands; H.i. girrenera (Vieillot, 1822) is found in New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and Australia : H.i. intermedius Blyth, 1865 is found in the Malay Peninsula and into the islands of the Sundas, Sulawesi and the Philippines.  Continue reading

Shikra

Common Name : Shikra

Scientific Name: Accipiter badius(Gmelin,1788)

Sub-species: A.b.cenchroides (Severtzov, 1873), A.b. dussumieri (Temminck, 1824), A.b. badius (Gmelin, 1788),  A.b.poliopsis (Hume, 1874), A.b. sphenurus (Rüppell, 1836), A.b.polyzonoides A. Smith, 1838.

The Shikra is a small raptor (26–30 cm long) and like most other Accipiter hawks, this species has short rounded wings and a narrow and somewhat long tail. Adults are whitish on the underside with fine rufous bars while the upperparts are grey. The lower belly is less barred and the thighs are whitish. Males have a red iris while the females have a less red (yellowish orange) iris and brownish upperparts apart from heavier barring on the underparts.

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