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  • African Fish-Eagle, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Asrat Ayalew Gella, all rights reserved

  • African Fish-Eagle, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Alex Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • African Fish-Eagle, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Hugo Cura, all rights reserved

  • African Fish-Eagle, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • African Fish-Eagle, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • African Fish-Eagle, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Richard Johnstone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Worldwide
11,836 observations
Group
Birds
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The African fish eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer) or the African sea eagle is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. As a result of its large range, it is known in many languages. Examples of names include: Vis Arend in Afrikaans, nkwazi in Chewa, aigle pêcheur in French, hungwe in Shona, inkwazi...

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