African fish-eagle / Schreiseeadler (Haliaeetus vocifer)

In Moremi, African fish eagles in tree. 2016-09-23 07.02.56 Botswana
Classification: Genus Haliaeetus; Subfamily True hawks (Accipitrinae); Family Accipitridae
General: The African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)^[2] or the African sea eagle, is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Namibia and Zambia. As a result of its large range, it is known in many languages.^[3] Examples of names include: nkwazi in Chewa, aigle pêcheur in French,^[4] hungwe in Shona, inkwazi in isiZulu, and 'ntšhu' (pronounced "ntjhu") in Northern Sotho. This species may resemble the bald eagle in appearance; though related, each species occurs on different continents, with the bald eagle being resident in North America. [more]

First documented observation : 2016-09-23 in Botswana.