Featured Article: Crowned Hawk-Eagle
Identification
A huge, powerful, forest eagle; length 80-90 cm, mass 2.5-4.2 kg.
Adult: Head and upper parts dark brown and blackish brown; the short black crest feathers have pale tips. Under parts are off-white, barred black; breast often with a rufous wash. Flight feather undersides off-white with three (males) or two (females) black bars and black tips.
Similar Species
The Martial Eagle has wings that extend to the end of the tail, whereas those of the Crowned Hawk Eagle reach only about half-way down the long tail when perched.
Distribution
Forests of sub-Saharan Africa
