Juvenile Martial/Crowned Eagle - Zimbabwe (1 Viewer)

cossypha

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• Sep 1, 2009

• #1

Hi
Saw this while driving back to Harare from Kariba. It was pretty laid back, and allowed me to get lots of photos. I'm thinking Martial Eagle, but can Crowned be a possibility?

Thanks

 

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birdboybowley

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• Sep 1, 2009

• #2

Martial for sure - nice pics too!

 

cossypha

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• Sep 1, 2009

• #3

Thanks for that! I'm wondering what makes you so sure of Martial? I don't doubt you, but I'd like to know how you can tell so confidently so that I can differentiate the two more easily in the future.

Thanks again

 

birdboybowley

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• Sep 1, 2009

• #4

Hey Nick

Habitat is usually the first clue - Crowneds normally are more of a forest bird yrs gives the impression of being in more open savannah. An imm Crowned also has dark feathering on the legs, and the flight feathers are barred.

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cossypha

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• Sep 2, 2009

• #5

Okay, thanks :t:

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 2, 2009

• #6

I was trying to use the information given here in Opus, but ran into a problem: which species is it you guys refer to as "Crowned"?

And by the way, nice images in post one, please upload one or both to the gallery where more people can enjoy them!
thanks
Niels

 

birdboybowley

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• Sep 2, 2009

• #7

(African) Crowned Eagle, Niels

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 3, 2009

• #8

thanks bbb,
I had a rough time of it, but finally figured out that the species you mean in Opus is named Crowned Hawk-Eagle. Just Crowned Eagle is a South American species in Opus.

thanks
Niels

 

birdboybowley

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• Sep 3, 2009

• #9

It strikes me as weird that it's often called 'Crowned Hawk-eagle' as there's nothing hawkish about it when looking at one for real! Even odder is the South American 'Crowned Eagle' is taxonomically placed in amongst the hawks....odd

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 3, 2009

• #10

Opus place them both in family Accipitridae, just in two different genera -- I think this level follows Clements. I think I have seen an alternative name for the American species as Crowned Solitary Eagle.

Niels

 

birdboybowley

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• Sep 3, 2009

• #11

Yeah, Crowned Solitary Eagle is how I've always known it (it comes after Black Solitary Eagle!!) but the appendage of 'hawk' to the African Crowned has always just struck me as a misnomer. The SE Asian Hawk-eagles (and African spp for that matter) actually do look like a mix between the two generas whereas the Crowned is just such a monkey-eating monster of a bird!!