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Birds
Martial eagle
Martial eagle · Polemaetus bellicosus
The martial eagle is Africa’s most powerful bird of prey, with an impressive silhouette and spectacular courtship flights over open landscapes.
Fact file
- Size
- Up to 6.5 kg in weight, 78 to 96 cm in height, wingspan up to 2.60 m
- Males and females
- Females are considerably larger and more powerful than males
- Sounds
- Deep, throaty screeching, mostly during courtship and territorial disputes
- Diet
- Hunts medium-sized to large birds and mammals, especially francolins, hares and mongooses
- Offspring
- Usually one chick, raised after around 50 days of incubation between April and July
How to identify Martial eagle
The martial eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in Africa. Particularly striking is its powerful, white, speckled belly in contrast to the dark grey back and the almost black wing coverts. From the strong yellow beak to the massive talons, every feature is built for hunting prey.
In flight you can recognise the martial eagle by its long tail, broad wings and white underside with dark speckling. The eyes are yellow and piercing. As an adult it reaches a wingspan of up to 2.60 metres. The female is noticeably larger than the male.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- 2 places where you can see Martial eagle
Where Martial eagle live
Botswana
Namibia
- Brandberg
- Buffalo Core Area
- Bwabwata Nationalpark
- Dolomite & Olifantsrus
- Erongo Gebirge
- Fish River Canyon
- Halali
- Hoanib
- Kalahari
- Kaokoland
- Kwando Core Area
- Mahango Core Area
- Mudumu Nationalpark
- Namib-Naukluft
- NamibRand Nature Reserve
- Namutoni
- Nkasa Rupara National Park
- Okaukuejo
- Palmwag
- Rundu
- Spitzkoppe
- Twyfelfontein
- Waterberg Plateau
South Africa
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