Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

Summary 2

The secretarybird or secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Saharan region. Although a member of the order Accipitriformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, hawks, vultures, and harriers, it is given its own family, Sagittariidae.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Frans Vandewalle, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/snarfel/3236433458/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_serpentarius

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