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Common Name

Bateleur Eagle

Alternate Names

Common Type

Eagle

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Terathopius

Species

ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Rowanda

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Non Migratory but roams

Preferred Habitat

Open savannah and woodlands

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Prey includes birds, reptiles, rodents and insects and will also scavenge carrion.

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Field Notes:

In the wild they are shy of man and sensitive to disturbance but in captivity, they becomes unusually tame. They secrete a clear, salty fluid from their nares while eating for salt secretion to aid water reabsorption.

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