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[[Image:African_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Leon|Leon}}<br />Tswaing (Meteoric crater) 50km north of Pretoria, [[South Africa]], June 2004]] | [[Image:African_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Leon|Leon}}<br />Tswaing (Meteoric crater) 50km north of Pretoria, [[South Africa]], June 2004]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Image:5134African_Hawk_Eagle_by_Paul_Tavares.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Paul+Tavares|Paul Tavares}}<br />Pilanesberg, [[South Africa]], November 2006]] | [[Image:5134African_Hawk_Eagle_by_Paul_Tavares.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Paul+Tavares|Paul Tavares}}<br />Pilanesberg, [[South Africa]], November 2006]] | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species, which in the past was included in [[Bonelli's Eagle]] | + | This is a monotypic species, which in the past was included in [[Bonelli's Eagle]] and placed in genus [[:Category:Hieraaetus|Hieraaetus]] |
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This bird prefers acacia scrub in rocky areas at low to medium elevations. They especially favour wooded water-courses in such areas. | This bird prefers acacia scrub in rocky areas at low to medium elevations. They especially favour wooded water-courses in such areas. | ||
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| − | {{GSearch|Hieraaetus+spilogaster}} | + | {{GSearch|Hieraaetus+spilogaster Use ''Hieraaetus spilogaster'' to}} |
| − | + | {{GSearch|Aquila+spilogaster Use ''Aquila spilogaster'' to}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Hieraaetus]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Hieraaetus]] [[Category:Aquila]] |
Revision as of 20:08, 11 January 2011
- Aquila spilogaster
Hieraaetus spilogaster
Identification
Distribution
Widespread throughout Africa south of the Sahara:
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species, which in the past was included in Bonelli's Eagle and placed in genus Hieraaetus
Habitat
This bird prefers acacia scrub in rocky areas at low to medium elevations. They especially favour wooded water-courses in such areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on mammals such as the African Hare along with gamebirds eg guineafowl or francolins.
Breeding
Nests in trees or on cliffs and tends to perch conspicuously in trees.
References
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Hawk-Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Hawk-Eagle
