Secretarybird

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phylum Chordata The Secretarybird or Secretary Bird is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Saharan region.

The Secretary Bird is instantly recognizable as having an eagle-like body on crane-like legs which increases the bird’s height to as much as 1.3 m (4 ft) tall. This bird has an eagle-like head with a hooked bill, but has rounded wings. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry.

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clade Diapsida
Class Aves
order Accipitriformes
family Sagittariidae
genus Sagittarius
species S. serpentarius