The juvenile is brown above. The tail has the same two white spots as the adult.(not visible in this image) The underparts are dull white with prominent tear-shaped brown spots.The dark centre line on the throat is either absent or faint. The eyes, cere and legs are yellow
Brown above with white a eyebrow. The underparts, which are usually white but may be pale brown, are boldly marked with brown tear-drop shaped spots.There is a dark streak down the centre of the throat.It has a grey cere and yellow legs. The eyes are yellow but may appear dark as in this image. It lacks the white spots on the tail of the juvenile Little Sparrowhawk