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Haliaeetus vocifer (African
fish-eagle)
Visarend [Afrikaans]; Ingqolane, Unomakhwezana [Xhosa];
iNkwazi [Zulu]; Mpungu [Kwangali]; Hungwe (also applied to Secretary bird)
[Shona]; Inkwazi [Swazi]; Nghunghwa [Tsonga]; Kgoadirê [Tswana];
Afrikaanse zeearend, [Dutch]; Pygargue vocifer [French]; Schreiseeadler
[German]; Águia-pesqueira-africana [Portuguese]
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> Family: Accipitridae
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Distribution of African fish 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. |
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African fish-eagle nest, Levuvhu River, Kruger
Park, South Africa. [photo Warwick Tarboton ©] |
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