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Verreaux's eagle is found from the Marra Mountains [26] of Sudan southward through that country [27] to 16°N in Eritrea, [28] along the northern mountains of Somalia, [29] in much of Ethiopia (mostly the central, mountainous spine), [30] possibly some mountains in northeastern Uganda, [31] Kenya, easternmost Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Verreaux's eagle-owl (Ketupa lactea), also commonly known as the milky eagle owl or giant eagle owl, [3] is a member of the family Strigidae. This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. A member of the genus Ketupa, it is the largest African owl, measuring up to 66 cm (26 in) in total length.
Jules Pierre Verreaux (24 August 1807 – 7 September 1873) was a French botanist and ornithologist and a professional collector of and trader in natural history specimens. He was the brother of Édouard Verreaux and nephew of Pierre Antoine Delalande .
The crowned eagle is often described as the most powerful raptor in Africa, even more so than the two slightly heavier species endemic to Africa, the martial eagle and the Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii). [14] [45] One listing included the crowned eagle as the only bird in a ranking of the 10 strongest living land creatures (pound for ...
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni; Rock kestrel, Falco rupicolus; Greater kestrel, Falco rupicoloides; Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus; Amur falcon, Falco amurensis; Eurasian hobby, Falco ...
The martial eagle can be found in most of sub-Saharan Africa, wherever food is abundant and the environment favourable.With a total estimated distribution of about 26,000 km 2 (10,000 sq mi), it has a substantial distribution across Africa, giving it a somewhat broader range than other species there like the crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) and the Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii). [6]
[5] [6] In wingspan, extant Aquilinae range from the pygmy eagle, with a median of 1.18 m (3 ft 10 in), to the wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) and martial eagles, which average about 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) and 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) in wingspan, respectively. Total length can vary from 38 to 106 cm (15 to 42 in), in the pygmy and wedge-tailed eagles ...
Andaman serpent eagle: Accipitridae: Spilornis elgini (Blyth, 1863) 58 Philippine eagle: Accipitridae: Pithecophaga jefferyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1896: 59 Short-toed snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus gallicus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 60 Beaudouin's snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus beaudouini Verreaux, J & des Murs, 1862: 61 Black-chested snake eagle ...