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;[[:Category:Aquila|Aquila]] verreauxii | ;[[:Category:Aquila|Aquila]] verreauxii | ||
[[Image:46087Eagle Verreaux s.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by MBenadie<br />Photo taken: Magaliesberg Mountains, Gauteng South Africa.]] | [[Image:46087Eagle Verreaux s.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by MBenadie<br />Photo taken: Magaliesberg Mountains, Gauteng South Africa.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 75 to 95 cm. Black, with a black face. | ||
==Distribution== | ==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. | + | 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. | + | 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== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==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. | 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== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They mate for life. 2 creamy white eggs are laid, four days apart in autumn, and are incubated for approximately 45 days. | ||
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| + | It is a specialist hunter of hyraxes, but will also prey on birds such as guineafowl or mammals. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Verreaux's+Eagle+Aquila}} | {{GSearch|Verreaux's+Eagle+Aquila}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aquila]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aquila]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 9 July 2008
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
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
They mate for life. 2 creamy white eggs are laid, four days apart in autumn, and are incubated for approximately 45 days.
It is a specialist hunter of hyraxes, but will also prey on birds such as guineafowl or mammals.
