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Revision as of 15:49, 27 December 2009
Alternative name: African Black Eagle
- Aquila verreauxii
Identification
75 to 95 cm. Black, with a black face.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. In Africa breeds in east Chad and west Sudan, from Ethiopia and extreme north-west Somalia south through Kenya and Tanzania and from eastern Zaire and Zambia south to the Cape and coastal Namibia. Status uncertain in Western Palearctic, may have bred in Israel and may do so in very small numbers on a more regular basis in southern Sinai and Jordan. Also occurs in extreme south-east Egypt and has bred in the Tassili N'Ajjer area of Algeria.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.[1]
Habitat
Rocky mountains, gorges and kopjes, generally in remote areas with steep cliffs, mountains in deserts in parts of range. Range determined in part by presence of main prey species, Rock Hyrax.
Behaviour
- Breeding: They mate for life. 2 creamy white eggs are laid, four days apart in autumn, and are incubated for approximately 45 days.
- Diet: It is a specialist hunter of hyraxes, but will also prey on birds such as guineafowl or mammals.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Verreaux's Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Verreaux%27s_Eagle
