Ce printemps, les oiseaux chantent librement.

Aidez Oiseaux.net à rester libre, gratuit et sans pub.

Je fais un don

Ovambo Sparrowhawk - Accipiter ovampensis

Épervier de l'Ovampo

Ovambo Sparrowhawk 2nd year, identification
A long-bodied rather small-headed Accipiter with a prominent wide whitish supercilium & dark ear coverts sporting yellow-orange legs & cere. The toes, especially the middle toe, are unusually long >>>>all these features are typical of juvenile Ovambo Sparrowhawk.
Reproduction prohibited without prior permission. © Steve Garvie

The species

Classification

Order : Accipitriformes
Family : Accipitridae
Species : Ovambo Sparrowhawk


Species photos

by the author
all photos

The photo

O.Net reference : stga50011
Author :
Plumage : 2nd year

Photo details

Date : 2007 Aug.
Country : Kenya (ke)
Region : Rift Valley Province
Location : Burrungat Plain Burrungat Plain
Lat. : 1° 26' 60'' South
Lng. : 35° 8' 60'' East

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon 1D mkII
Speed : 1/500S s
Aperture : F5.6
Focal length : 700 mm
Iso : 200
Flash : no