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African Fish-Eagle

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Alternate name

Haliaeetus vocifer

Scientific name

Accipitriformes

Order

Acciptridae

Family

63-73

Length

Large rivers lakes any large inland water also coasal lagoons, estuaries. Endemic to Africa- details

Habitat

Altitude

Range

1(2)3 whte eggs, Incubation is mainly done by the female, 42 to 45 days. Fledging 70 to 75 days

Clutch

Fish, birds to size of flamingo, moniters, baby crocodiles, snakes, monkeys, other mamals & carrion. They also take the prey of other birds.

Food

Hunting on average takes 7 to 8 minutes leaving the birds plenty of time to soar or simply sit in a tall tree.

Habits

3344 - TSN: 175427

World Number

Least Concern

Status

African Fish Eagle Charles Hesse Pafuri Picnic Area-Kruger, Limpopo South Africa XC61995 Call

Video by Keith Murdock:- To take the above shot I waded out through some reed beds on Jaks estate. As I as was filming I was up to my thighs in water and mud and trying to stop biting flies attacking my legs. I hope you think the shot was worth the discomfort.

Sub-species
Haliaeetus vocifer clamans
Haliaeetus vocifer vocifer
Haliaeetus vociferoides

Afrikaans: Visarend
Czech: Orel jasnohlasý
Danish: Afrikansk Flodørn
German: Schreiseeadler
English: African Fish Eagle, African Fish-Eagle, African sea eagle, African Sea-Eagle, Fish Eagle, River Eagle, West African River-eagle
Spanish: Pigargo Africano, Pigargo Vocinglero
Estonian: kilg-merikotkas
Finnish: Kiljumerikotka
French: Aigle pêcheur, Aigle vocifer, Pygargue vocifer, Pygargue vocifère
Hebrew: עיט דגים אפריקני
Icelandic: Glymörn
Italian: Aquila pescatrice africana, Aquila urlatrice
Japanese: sanshokuumiwashi
Japanese: サンショクウミワシ
Kwangali: Mpungu
Latin: Haliaeetus vocifer, Haliaeetus vocifer clamans, Haliaeetus vocifer vocifer
Lithuanian: Afrikinis erlelis
Dutch: Afrikaanse Zeearend
Norwegian: Flodørn
Polish: bielik afrykanski, bielik afrykański
Portuguese: Aguia pesqueira africana, Aguia-pesqueira-africana, Águia-pesqueira-africana
Russian: Орлан-крикун
Slovak: orliak jasnohlasý
Slovenian: afriški jezerec
Shona: Hungwe
Siswant: Inkwazi
Swedish: Skrikhavsörn
Swahili: Fukombe, Furukombe, Kwazi
Tswana: Kgoadirê
Turkish: Ötücü kartal
Tsonga: Nghunghwa
Xhosa: Ingqolane
Chinese: 非洲海雕
Zulu: iNkwazi

Africa:- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe

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Credits Some of the maps, data, are from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Data from Avibase

01/03/2008 0000000

25/10/2009 500,000

28/02/2012 870,300

01/01/2009 151,000

01/10/2010 562,291