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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| − | Madagascar Fish Eagle
| + | Dark beak, talon, and eye. |
| − | Haliaeetus vociferoides
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| − | The Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers.
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| − | As the species name suggests, its closest relative is almost certainly the African Fish-eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer. Together, they form a distinct lineage of sea-eagles, which separated soon after the genus' divergence; they retain the ancestral dark beak, talon, and eye colours, but as opposed to other Haliaeetus species, their tails are always at least partially white even in juveniles. Like in other sea-eagle species pairs, one species (the Madagascar Fish-eagle in this case) has a tan head, while the other has a white one.
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| − | The range of this eagle is within the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.
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| − | This species is endemic to Madagascar, where it survives in low numbers along the west coast. Surveys between 1991 and 1995 recorded at least 222 adults from 105 sites, with an estimated 99 breeding pairs. The main threats to its breeding habitat are deforestation, soil erosion and the development of wetland areas for rice-paddies. It is also in direct competition with humans for fish stocks.
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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | + | Deciduous forest |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | Diet includes fish. |
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Revision as of 12:59, 15 October 2007
- Haliaeetus vociferoides
Identification
Dark beak, talon, and eye.
Distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Habitat
Deciduous forest
Behaviour
Diet includes fish.
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