Long-legged Buzzard

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   Малик Нукусбеков comment · on photo 2 1 Sep 2017

   Обыкновенный канюк.

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   Аскар Исабековfounder comment · on photo 2 1 Sep 2017

   Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) in my opinion. Dark belly and rufous tinge of all feathers indicate to rufinus. In winter time there are a lot of Eastern Buzzards (B. japonicus and hybrids japonicus x vulpinus) in Almaty vicinity, these birds often have the similar pattern of plumage but without rufous tinge. Also end of summer is too early to eastern guests.

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   Darren Bell author comment · on photo 2 1 Sep 2017

   I did think myself Buteo rufinus. I am very familiar with Buteo Buteo, it is the commonest raptor in the part on England,where l live. This bird did seem to be larger than Buteo buteo.

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   Аскар Исабековfounder comment · on photo 2 2 Sep 2017

   OK, I only confirmed your guess. Darren, you can move this series to the "Buteo rufinus" folder by the "edit" button.

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