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Shikra

Shikra

A common, widespread resident across Asia and Africa. Adult males have a reddish iris, blue gray upperparts and fine brownish-orange barring on underparts. Fema...
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A common, widespread resident across Asia and Africa. Adult males have a reddish iris, blue gray upperparts and fine brownish-orange barring on underparts. Females have a yellowish iris and brownish gray upperparts. Both have narrow dark barring on the tail. Juveniles are browner with a prominent moustachial stripe and streaked underparts. It hunts for a wide variety of prey in woodland, savannah, and even suburban gardens, dashing out from perches within vegetation to grab its prey.
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NIKON Z 6_2

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 6000/10

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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, IN

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Feb, 2022

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