African Fish Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer - Pygargue vocifère Pygargue vocifer

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Icthyophaga
Species
:
vocifer

Descriptor

Daudin, 1800

Biometrics

Size
: 73 cm
Wingspan
: 190 à 200 cm.
Weight
: 1990 à 3630 g

Longevity

12 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Pygargue vocifère,
Pigargo vocinglero,
pigargo-africano,
Schreiseeadler,
lármás rétisas,
Afrikaanse Zeearend,
Aquila pescatrice africana,
skrikhavsörn,
Flodørn,
orliak jasnohlasý,
orel jasnohlasý,
Afrikansk Flodørn,
kiljumerikotka,
Visarend,
pigarg africà,
Glymörn,
bielik afrykański,
skaļais ērglis,
afriški jezerec,
Орлан-крикун,
サンショクウミワシ,
非洲海雕,
吼海鵰,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Perman

ent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes