Long-crested Eagle
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 Meyers Lexicon, 1896
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| Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800) |
The Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis), is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It is currently placed in a monotypic genus Lophaetus.
A medium sized bird (about 55cm), found in Africa south of the Sahara, except in the arid zones. In southern Africa it is a fairly common resident in the eastern areas. It inhabits woodlands, exotic plantations, forest edges and mainly lives off rodents and shrews.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Lophaetus occipitalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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