Bateleur Eagle
Terathopius ecaudatus
-23.8214, 31.4456
Field Notes
Description:
The first two pictures are juveniles and the second is the adult. Both birds were seen on the same day in the same general area. Such cool birds.
The average adult is 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in) long with a 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) wingspan.
Habitat:
It inhabits open country, including grasslands, savanna and subdesert thornbush from sea level to 4,500 m but generally below 3,000 m
Notes:
Incredibly, the bateleur may spend as much as 80 percent of the day in flight, covering up to 500 kilometres, as it searches for food.
In 2009, the Bateleur was placed in the Near-Threatened IUCN Red List Category due to loss of habitat, pesticides, capture for international trade and nest disturbance
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PublishedAugust 7, 2011
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