African fish eagle
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phylum | Chordata | The African Fish Eagle is a large species of eagle that is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water occur that have an abundant food supply. It is the national bird of Zimbabwe and Zambia and South Sudan.
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. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Sea eagles |
clade | Diapsida | |
Class | Aves | |
order | Accipitriformes | |
family | Accipitridae | |
genus | Haliaeetus | |
species | H. vocifer |