martial eagle
polemaetus bellicosus latin

Martial eagles are relatively scarce although they may be locally common in some areas of their vast range.

One morning, we spent an hour watching a pair of martial eagles feeding their chick in a nest.

The martial eagle is distinctive enough to warrant placement in its own genus.

A pair of martial eagles had chosen the tallest leadwood as their mating ground.

Martial eagles have been noted as remarkable for their extremely keen eyesight (3.0-3.6 times human acuity).

The juvenile may be confused with the juvenile Martial Eagle, especially in flight.

We watched fork-tailed drongos (black, iridescent birds) attack a young martial eagle.

The Martial Eagle is probably naturally scarce, due to its requirement for large territories and low reproductive rates.

This photoessay follows the interactions between a female waterbuck and this martial eagle.

More so than any other African eagle, the Martial Eagle is often seen only in flight.

The diet of the Martial Eagle varies greatly with prey availability and can be dictated largely by opportunity.

Grumeti river is home to enormous Nile crocodiles, colobus monkey, and the martial eagle.

Known predators include African wild cat, caracal, jackals, leopard, martial eagle and pythons.

The Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a bird of prey.

Martial eagles are found in semi-desert and open savannahs of sub-saharan Africa, and they nest in trees.

The Martial Eagle can be found in most of sub-Saharan Africa, wherever food is abundant and the environment favourable.

Like the Martial Eagle, the Crowned has throughout modern history been persecuted by farmers, who hold that the bird is a threat to their livestock.

Our competitors were a martial eagle on a tree stump and a gray heron in the reeds, but they didn't have any more luck than we did.

In addition to starvation, cubs also face many other dangers, such as predation by jackals, hyenas, leopards, martial eagles, and snakes.

The Martial Eagle hunts mostly in flight, circling high above its territory, and stooping sharply to catch its prey by surprise.

Eagles' eyes are extremely powerful, having up to 3.6 times human acuity for the martial eagle, which enables them to spot potential prey from a very long distance.

The martial eagle is a very large bird of prey that is placed into the taxonomic family, Accipitridae, the hawks, eagles, kites and osprey.

Martial Eagle occasionally predate adult Kori Bustard, which are possibly the heaviest flying animal alive today.

Further excerbating the problems faced by the Martial Eagle, habitat destruction and reduction of prey continues to occur at a high rate outside of protected areas.

Response: This is an adult martial eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus, engaged in an aggressive interaction with a female waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.

The Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a bird of prey.

Response: This is an adult martial eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus, engaged in an aggressive interaction with a female waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.

The Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a large eagle found in open and semi-open habitats of sub-Saharan Africa.

Martial eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus (synonym, Hieraaetus bellicosus; protonym, Falco bellicosus), Daudin, 1800, also known as the Marshall eagle or as the martial hawk-eagle photographed at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania (Africa).