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Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) 
AphiaID: 212677

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Falconiformes (Order) > Accipitridae (Family) > Haliaeetus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Haliaeetus Savigny, 1809
Source  basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch Afrikaanse zeearend  [details]
English African fish eagle  [details]
French pygargue vocifer  [details]
German Schreiseeadler  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh
Distribution Eritrea [details]
Kenya [details]
Mozambique [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
Note  Description: Length: 63-73 cm. Plumage: Head and tail white; back and wings black; wing coverts, belly and crissum dark chestnut. Immature dull mottled blackish brown above and on belly, white below with dull brown streaking and spotting on breast, chest and upper belly; tail with a dark tip; streaking and spotting decreases as the bird matures, but this takes several years. Bare parts: iris hazel to pale brown; bill black with a bright yellow cere, grey in immature; lores bright yellow, grey in immature; feet and legs bright yellow, grey in immature. Habitat: bays, beaches, estuaries, creeks and any other open water, coastal or inland; usually associated with large trees.<388><391><393> [details]
Images 
Haliaeetus vocifer
Haliaeetus vocifer
added on 2010-01-09 - author: Collection Wim Decock ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Haliaeetus vocifer
Haliaeetus vocifer
added on 2010-01-09 - author: Collection Wim Decock ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212677
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1998-07-17 10:53:12Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-07-17 11:07:59Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z  checked  Adriaens, Peter
  
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  Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212677 on 2013-06-20
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