Aquila spilogaster (African hawk-eagle) 

[= Hieraaetus spilogaster

Grootjagarend [Afrikaans]; Ekangakodi (also applied to some of the other eagles) [Kwangali]; Gondo (generic name for eagle) [Shona]; Ghama (generic term for eagle) [Tsonga]; Ntsu, Ntswi (generic terms for eagles) [Tswana]; Afrikaanse havikarend [Dutch]; Aigle fascié [French]; Habichtsadler [German]; Águia-dominó [Portuguese]

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Aquila spilogaster (African hawk-eagle)  Aquila spilogaster (African hawk-eagle) 

African hawk-eagle. [photo Johann Grobbelaar ©]

African hawk-eagle. [photo Johann Grobbelaar ©]

Distribution of African hawk-eagle in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2.  

Aquila wahlbergi (Wahlberg's eagle)  

African hawk-eagle at its nest, Naboomspruit, South Africa. [photo Warwick Tarboton ©]

 

 

 

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