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In flight, this species has pale or chestnut underparts with dark flight feathers. There is also a light morph which has diagnostic contrast between white underparts and underwing coverts and black primary and secondaries. Both morphs have white shoulder patches that look like headlights when viewed head-on.

Abundance
Rare

Chinese Name
靴隼鵰

Habitat
Grassland Parkland Forest

Malay Name
Burung Helang Junam

Tamil name
பூஞ்சைப் பருந்து