>> GENERAL >>>>>
– large raptor, unique flight-silhouette
– African origin, very few records in the WP
– mainly non-migratory, but long-range dispersal of immatures
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, 1CY
BIF3081, 03/12/2018, NP Tsavo West, Kenya, Roland Neumann
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, 2CY
BIF2289, 09/02/2014, Lake Mburo, Uganda, Mathias Putze
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, M AD
BIF3080, 06/12/2018, NP Tsavo West, Kenya, Roland Neumann
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, F AD
BIF2290, 02/12/2015, Yabello, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, F AD
BIF2291, 02/12/2015, Yabello, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, F AD
BIF2292, 02/12/2015, Yabello, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus, F AD
BIF2293, 02/12/2015, Yabello, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
usually nonvocal during migration
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
unmistakable
(all dark raptors with accidental lost tail feathers can be confusingly similar to JUV/IMM)
#eagle #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofprey #soaringbird
#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress