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The Secretarybird or Secretary Bird is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Sahara. Although a member of the order Accipitriformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards, vultures, and harriers, it is given its own family, Sagittariidae.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by dunlak
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Uploaded Mar 22, 2019. Captured Mar 9, 2019 10:26 in Ngamiland South District, Botswana.
  • Canon EOS-1D X
  • f/5.6
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO500
  • 540mm