Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

The Long-crested Eagle is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It is currently placed in a monotypic genus "Lophaetus". A relatively small eagle, found in Africa south of the Sahara, except in the arid zones. In southern Africa it is a fairly common resident in the eastern areas.
Lophaetus occipitalis N Tanzania, N Serengeti Geotagged,Long-crested Eagle,Lophaetus occipitalis,Tanzania,Winter

Habitat

It inhabits woodlands, exotic plantations, forest edges and mainly lives off rodents and shrews.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusLophaetus
SpeciesL. occipitalis