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Like other sea eagles, the African fish eagle has structures on its toes called spiricules that allow it to grasp fish and other slippery prey. The osprey, a winter visitor to Africa, also has this adaptation. African fish eagles usually catch fish around 200 to 1,000 g (0.44 to 2.20 lb), but fish up to 4,200 g (9.3 lb) can be taken.
White-bellied sea eagle. Icthyophaga leucogaster (Gmelin, JF, 1788) India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Australia: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Sanford's sea eagle. Icthyophaga sanfordi (Mayr, 1935) Size: Habitat: Diet: VU African fish eagle. Icthyophaga vocifer (Daudin, 1800) Sub-Saharan Africa: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Madagascar fish eagle
The palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) or vulturine fish eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae (which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles). It is the only member of the genus Gypohierax.
African fish eagle; G. Grey-headed fish eagle; L. Lesser fish eagle; M. Madagascar fish eagle; S. Sanford's sea eagle; W. White-bellied sea eagle
The eagle is also bold and ferocious; records documented from beneath a nest show the remains of a large male sooty mangabey weighing 11 kg (24 lb). [12] Due to their ecological and behavioral similarities, the crowned eagle is considered to be the African counterpart of the Central and South American harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja). Thanks to its ...
African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Scientists believe that animals with complex ...
Additionally, the Ayres's hawk-eagle is less heavily darkly marked on the wings, being more spotted and splotched with black, lacking black trailing wing edges as well as the subterminal tail band of the African. Juvenile Ayres's can be similar in flight below to the juvenile African hawk-eagle but is usually paler rufous with darker quills and ...
The 20-year-old saw the fish’s yellow color and got “really excited,” Georgia wildlife officials said. ‘Confused’ angler calls dad after catching odd fish. It tied a state record in Georgia