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Tawny Eagle on the lookout on tree trunk, Serengeti The landscape in the background gives a good idea about how flat the Serengeti really can be. Africa,Aquila rapax,Serengeti Central,Serengeti National Park,Serengeti area,Tanzania,Tawny Eagle Click/tap to enlarge

Tawny Eagle on the lookout on tree trunk, Serengeti

The landscape in the background gives a good idea about how flat the Serengeti really can be.

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The Tawny Eagle is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It was once considered to be closely related to the migratory Steppe Eagle, "Aquila nipalensis", and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 24, 2014. Captured Sep 3, 2013 16:05.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO250
  • 290mm