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− | + | [[Image:African_Fish_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Kai Hai Islands, Central River Division, [[The Gambia]], November 2005]] | |
− | [[Image:African_Fish_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G<br>Kai Hai Islands, Central River Division, [[The Gambia]]]] | + | ;[[:Category:Ichthyophaga|Ichthyophaga]] vocifer |
− | + | ''Haliaeetus vocifer'' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | White head, breast and tail | + | [[Image:Copy of Luangwa River Fish Eagle 1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|africaddict|africaddict}}<br />South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, September 2007]] |
+ | 63–75 cm (24¾-29½ in) | ||
+ | *White head, breast and tail | ||
+ | *Dark wings | ||
+ | *Chestnut belly.<br /> | ||
+ | The eye is brown, the bill black, and the [[Topography#Heads|cere]], [[Topography#Heads|lores]] , legs and feet are yellow. | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Africa]]: widespread and common over most of sub-Saharan Africa from [[Senegal]] east to [[Ethiopia]] and south to the Cape. Scarce or absent from much of [[Somalia]] and the arid south-west. Probably largely resident with dispersal in response to rains in more arid areas. | ||
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An extremely rare vagrant to the [[Western Palearctic]] recorded in [[Egypt]] in November 1947 and at Lake Nasser, a juvenile in October 1997. A record of three birds in Sinai in November 1967 is now rejected. | An extremely rare vagrant to the [[Western Palearctic]] recorded in [[Egypt]] in November 1947 and at Lake Nasser, a juvenile in October 1997. A record of three birds in Sinai in November 1967 is now rejected. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | [[Image:Eagle Fish ad 2juv edit A3327.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juveniles with adult<br />Photo © by {{user|rdavis|rdavis}}<br />Awasa Lake, Hawasa, [[Ethiopia]], January 2015]] | |
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Rivers and lakes and along coasts and in estuaries and mangroves. Usually requires large trees for lookouts and nesting. | Rivers and lakes and along coasts and in estuaries and mangroves. Usually requires large trees for lookouts and nesting. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
Feeds mainly on fish (up to 3 kg), but also eats carrion, birds and eggs (rarely mammals, reptiles and insects). Food is often robbed from other waterbirds. | Feeds mainly on fish (up to 3 kg), but also eats carrion, birds and eggs (rarely mammals, reptiles and insects). Food is often robbed from other waterbirds. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | The call is a loud, ringing ''WHOW-kayow-kwow''. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Haliaeetus | + | {{GSearch| "Haliaeetus vocifer" {{!}} "African Fish-Eagle" {{!}} "Ichthyophaga vocifer" }} |
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ichthyophaga]] |
Latest revision as of 00:04, 18 January 2024
- Ichthyophaga vocifer
Haliaeetus vocifer
Identification
63–75 cm (24¾-29½ in)
- White head, breast and tail
- Dark wings
- Chestnut belly.
The eye is brown, the bill black, and the cere, lores , legs and feet are yellow.
Distribution
Africa: widespread and common over most of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to the Cape. Scarce or absent from much of Somalia and the arid south-west. Probably largely resident with dispersal in response to rains in more arid areas.
An extremely rare vagrant to the Western Palearctic recorded in Egypt in November 1947 and at Lake Nasser, a juvenile in October 1997. A record of three birds in Sinai in November 1967 is now rejected.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rivers and lakes and along coasts and in estuaries and mangroves. Usually requires large trees for lookouts and nesting.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on fish (up to 3 kg), but also eats carrion, birds and eggs (rarely mammals, reptiles and insects). Food is often robbed from other waterbirds.
Vocalisation
The call is a loud, ringing WHOW-kayow-kwow.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Fish Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Fish_Eagle
External Links
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