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Bateleur sideview Sideview of the majestic Bateleur, a type of eagle mostly present in Africa. Bateleurs pair for life and may use their nest for multiple years. Accipitriformes,Bateleur,Birds,Eagle,Geotagged,Terathopius ecaudatus,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bateleur sideview

Sideview of the majestic Bateleur, a type of eagle mostly present in Africa. Bateleurs pair for life and may use their nest for multiple years.

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    EAmer
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    Good sharpness,
    Beautiful background !     Posted 14 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Never seen this before. I really like the feathers on its head, almost like armor plates. Posted 14 years ago

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The Bateleur

The Bateleur is a medium-sized eagle in the bird family ''Accipitridae'' which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as buzzards, kites and harriers. It is the only member of the genus ''Terathopius'' and probably the origin of the "Zimbabwe bird", national emblem of Zimbabwe.

The Bateleur eagle is a common resident species of the open savanna country in Sub-Saharan Africa, though it also occurs in south-west Arabia. Total distribution size is estimated at 28,000,000 km2. It.. more

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Uploaded Jun 30, 2011. Captured in Loosterweg Noord 7A, 2161 Lisse, The Netherlands.
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