African hawk-eagle / Afrikanischer Habichtsadler (Aquila spilogaster)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Aquila (Aquila); Subfamily True hawks (Accipitrinae); Family Accipitridae (Accipitridae)
General: The African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The African hawk-eagle breeds in tropical Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a bird of wooded hills, building a stick nest about 3 feet (almost 1 metre) in diameter in the fork of a large tree. The clutch is generally one or two eggs. The African hawk-eagle hunts small mammals, reptiles, and birds. The call is a shrill kluu-kluu-kluu.^[2] [more]