Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) - HBW 2, p. 132
French: Bateleur des savanes
German: Gaukler
Spanish: Aguila Volatinera
Other common names: Bateleur Eagle
Taxonomy: Falco ecaudatus Daudin, 1800, Knysna district, Cape province, South Africa.
Monotypic genus. Several features of morphology, in addition to juvenile plumage and feeding habits, indicate links with Circaetus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Senegambia E to Sudan and Ethiopia then S to Namibia and South Africa.
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A Bateleur killing a scrub hare, on the tar road between Lower Sabie and Skukuza Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 18 October 2009 2 years ago 38 sec 4.4 -
An adult perching on a tree Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Nacho Aransay 21 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 13 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile in a tree Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 September 2006 5 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
A juvenile on a road and taking flight. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A nest in a tree, with a juvenile about to fledge Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 6 years ago 25 sec 4 -
A bird flying Locality Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 3 years ago 16 sec 3.8 -
An adult resting in a tree Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 22 December 2002 7 years ago 29 sec 3.6 -
An adult soaring Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 September 2006 5 years ago 30 sec 3.1 -
A close-up of a perched adult Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 3 -
A male flying Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 30 September 2002 9 years ago 21 sec 2.8 -
A close-up of the head of an immature bird. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 30 sec 2.7 -
A bird looking around Locality Kintzheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Eric Roualet 26 July 2012 39 weeks ago 13 sec 2.5
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