WoRMS taxon details
Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800)
212677 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212677)
accepted
Species
Not documented
Description Length: 63-73 cm. Plumage: Head and tail white; back and wings black; wing coverts, belly and crissum dark chestnut....
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]
WoRMS (2026). Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212677 on 2026-06-16
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Afrikaanse zeearend | [details] |
| English | African fish eagle | [details] |
| French | pygargue vocifer | [details] |
| German | Schreiseeadler | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haliaeetus vocifer)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM431665 Haliaeetus vocifer dorsal skull)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM431665 Haliaeetus vocifer lateral skull)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haliaeetus vocifer)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM431665 Haliaeetus vocifer dorsal skull)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM431665 Haliaeetus vocifer lateral skull)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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