Birds of Oman

Lesser Spotted Eagle Greater Spotted Eagle Tawny Eagle ad ad ad ad ad sub ad ‘fulvescens’ juv juv juv bleached juv ...

60 PLATE 23: EAGLES II Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis PM, WV L: 75. W: 175–210. Adult dark brown with uniform underwing and pale ...

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62 PLATE 24: EAGLES III Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii rb L: 80–95. W: 225–245. Unique wing shape with very narrow base and ...

Verreaux’s Eagle Short-toed Snake Eagle Bonelli’s Eagle Booted Eagle ad ad ad juv juv ad typical ad pale morph ad pale morph ad ...

64 PLATE 25: FISH EAGLE AND HAWKS Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus V L: 80. W: 190–220. A large, often vocal eagle, us ...

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66 PLATE 26: HARRIERS Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus PM, WV L: 48–55. W: 115–130. Larger and broader-winged than other ...

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68 PLATE 27: BUZZARDS White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa V L: 45. W: 100. Between a honey buzzard and a harrier when soaring, win ...

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70 PLATE 28: SMALL FALCONS I Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni PM L: 28–33. W: 63–74. Very like Common Kestrel but slightly smaller ...

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72 PLATE 29: SMALL FALCONS II Amur Falcon Falco amurensis pm, wv L: 26–32. W: 65–75. A small falcon, smaller than Eurasian Hobby ...

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74 PLATE 30: LARGE FALCONS Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus pm, wv L: 42–52. W: 95–115. Peregrine-sized, resembling Saker Falcon in ...

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76 PLATE 31: BUSTARDS AND THICK-KNEES Macqueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii rb, pm, wv L: 60. W: 150. A large bustard, with ...

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78 PLATE 32: WATER RAIL AND CRAKES Water Rail Rallus aquaticus pm, wv L: 26. W: 41. Secretive; noticeably smaller than Common Mo ...