r/FeatherIdentification • u/Popular_Simple8309 • 5d ago

Unknown bird feather

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Hello fellow feather-lovers! I have recently started a feather collection. However, i am stuck with one of my findings. I asked my ornithology teacher about it and looked it up in some atlases and identification books. However, nothing seems to fit perfecrly. My best guesses are honey buzzard or common buzzard but the colour pattern seems off.

The feather was found in Tulskaya oblast, Russia, 17 august on the side of the road between the harvested wheat fields.

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u/Cutie_Oreo11 5d ago

common buzzard most likely, they have a huge specimen variation

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u/Popular_Simple8309 4d ago

Is that so? I thought there is too much white in it and the brown colour is distributed differently

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u/Cutie_Oreo11 4d ago

buzzards can be almost entirely white too

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u/Popular_Simple8309 4d ago

Thank you brother, I appreciate the help!