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Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides)

French: Pygargue de Madagascar German: Madagaskarseeadler Spanish: Pigargo Malgache
Other common names: Madagascar Sea eagle

Taxonomy: Haliaetus [sic] vociferoïdes Des Murs, 1845, Madagascar.
Forms superspecies with African H. vocifer. Monotypic.

Distribution: Madagascar; originally in all W coast regions, and possibly on E coast, but now confined to NW coast. May also have extended to Mauritius historically.

  • Critically Endangered
  • Madagascar Fish-Eagle Adult Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
    nlb.birder 9 November 2007 14 weeks ago 3
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