1. Western Banded Snake Eagle (much more Owl-headed than Beaudouin's & ?? hint of broad tail band)
2. Grasshopper Buzzard
3.juvenile African Hawk Eagle
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Hello everyone,
Last January I spent two weeks in Chad, a country almost unknown as far as birding goes. Altough not strictly a birding trip, I saw and photographed a good number of birds and mammals. The report is online in my web: http://www.iyufera.com/htm/tr-chad-01.htm
From any African raptor experts, I would appreciate any help in IDing the birds in the attached thumnails; I'm not quite sure that the name under the photos is the correct one (is it Beaudoin's or Western Banded?)
Thanks and regards from Madrid,
I'm no expert but:
1. Western Banded Snake Eagle (much more Owl-headed than Beaudouin's & ?? hint of broad tail band)
2. Grasshopper Buzzard
3.juvenile African Hawk Eagle
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An excellent report Ignacio. I had always assumed Chad was an empty desert -the amount of big game you saw is a revelation.
I had initially thought image 3 above to be an immature Tawny Eagle (& it may be) but the head/ body proportions & wing/tail length recall African Hawk Eagle -immatures of which are pretty non-descript in plumage.