Butastur teesa 43cm
Vellaikkan Vairi in Tamil (வெள்ளைகண்வைரி )
Widespread resident. Longish, rather slim wings, long tail and buzzard like head. Pale median-covert panel. Flight Accipiter like. Adult has black gular stripe, white nape patch, barred underparts, dark wing-tips, and rufous tail; iris yellow. Juvenile has buffish head and breast streaked with dark brown, with moustachial and throat stripes indistinct or absent; rufous uppertail more strongly barred; iris brown. Dry open country.
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