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
Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
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Uploaded Oct 25, 2014. Captured Oct 15, 2013 08:37 in Kruger National Park, Letaba - Olifants Road, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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I am not 100% sure but I think this is a brown snake eagle Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
Did some googling and I am confident you are right and that it is indeed a juvenile bateleur mainly because of the wing patterns (https://www.google.com/search?q=juvenile+bateleur&client=firefox-b-ab&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=47S37cQESzvaZM%253A%252CwVwPiAoznklbrM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kTyEkiIfiBrVC7PTHgEt60YNfxuVQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCj9SlsKbeAhVF-qQKHSdmAjAQ9QEwAHoECAIQBA#imgrc=47S37cQESzvaZM:)#!#. But a juvenile brown snake eagle is also a possibility (#!#https://www.ephotozine.com/photo/a-juvenile-brown-snake-eagle-48393643). Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
juvenile brown snake eagle.
https://www.google.com/search?q=juvenile+bateleur&client=firefox-b-ab&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=47S37cQESzvaZM%253A%252CwVwPiAoznklbrM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kTyEkiIfiBrVC7PTHgEt60YNfxuVQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCj9SlsKbeAhVF-qQKHSdmAjAQ9QEwAHoECAIQBA#imgrc=47S37cQESzvaZM: Posted 6 years ago
https://www.ephotozine.com/photo/a-juvenile-brown-snake-eagle-48393643 Posted 6 years ago