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Common Name

Secretary Bird

Alternate Names

Common Type

Secretary Bird

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Sagittariidae

Genus

Sagittarius

Species

serpentarius

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Location Photographed

Kenya

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Non Migratory but locally nomadic

Preferred Habitat

Grasslands, savannas and shrubland

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Insects and small vertibrates are caught on the ground then victims are stomped on to kill them.

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Bird

Secretary Bird

Secretary Bird

Accipitriformes

Sagittariidae

Sagittarius

serpentarius

Vulnerable

Kenya

0

Non Migratory but locally nomadic

Grasslands, savannas and shrubland

Sub Sahara Africa

Insects and small vertibrates are caught on the ground then victims are stomped on to kill them.

The Scretary bird is monotypic meaning that it is the only member of its family, Sagittariidae.