249 TAWNY EAGLE Aquila rapax
South Africa (12)
56-76 cm, 1.6-2.5 kg, wingspan 1.7-2 m. Range across northern South Africa. Common, especially in semi-arid savannah, scare in arid grasslands and eastern Karoo, decreasing outside conservation areas due to persecution and poisoning. Pairs defend territory year round.
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