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− | ;Haliaeetus vocifer | + | ;[[:Category:Haliaeetus|Haliaeetus]] vocifer |
− | [[Image:African_Fish_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G<br> | + | [[Image:African_Fish_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G<br>Kai Hai Islands, Central River Division, [[The Gambia]]]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==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.<br> | + | [[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.<br> |
− | 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== | ||
+ | Monotypic. | ||
==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== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Haliaeetus+vocifer}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Haliaeetus]] |
Revision as of 08:57, 15 May 2008
- Haliaeetus vocifer
Identification
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
Monotypic.
Habitat
Rivers and lakes and along coasts and in estuaries and mangroves. Usually requires large trees for lookouts and nesting.