Besra

Accipiter virgatus is dark in color. The upper adult male is dark gray. The underside is white with brown transverse stripes. The sides of the body are rust red, the tail is thickly striped. The throat is white with a black stripe in the middle. Females and juveniles, the sides of the body are less red and the lines are less clear. The back is brown and the underside is reddish brown. Brown tail with dark stripes. The juvenile bird’s chest is streaked. Yellow irises, black beak, and yellow feet.