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White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa   - Subadult
White-eyed Buzzard
Photographer : © Raju Kasambe
Location :Asangaon, Thane District, Maharashtra, India
Date : 23 January 2019
English synonyms:White-eyed Buzzard Eagle, Buzzard Eagle, White-eyed Hawk
Bird Family :Accipitrinae - Hawks, Bazas, Honey-buzzards, Eagles, Kites, Vultures, Harriers & Buzzards
Bird Group :CICONIIFORMES
Red Data Status :Least Concern
Remarks :Possibly suffered a mild electric shock. Had injury on a foot. - RK

The iris colour in this species changes as the birds get older from brown in juvenile birds to white in adults. The iris colour in this individual is no longer brown but it is not yet white, indicatiing that it is a subadult or older immature, not a juvenile. - Ed.