Madagascar fish eagle
Madagascar fish eagle | |
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Two at Lake Ravelobe, Ankarafantsika National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Icthyophaga |
Species: | I. vociferoides
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Binomial name | |
Icthyophaga vociferoides (
des Murs , 1845) | |
Range |
The Madagascar fish eagle (Icthyophaga vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Ichthyophaga fishing-eagles), is a large
Description
The Madagascar fish eagle is a medium-sized sea eagle, 60–66 cm (23.5–26 in) long and with a wingspan of 165–180 cm (65–71 in).[3] The body and wings are dark brown, with a pale brown head and a white tail; the bill is blackish with a paler base, and the legs are pale grey.[4][page needed] Males weigh 2.2–2.6 kg (4.9–5.7 lb), while the slightly larger females weigh 2.8–3.5 kg (6.2–7.7 lb).[5]
Its closest relative is the
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madagascar, where it survives in low numbers along the northwest coast north of Morondava. The range of this eagle is within the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.[6] The principal locus of population according to the United Nations Environmental Programme is in the Analova region; 20 to 25 breeding pairs were there as of the 1980s. A more recent survey by Garbutt and Hogan report a smaller concentration of at least three breeding pairs in the Anjajavy Forest along the Indian Ocean, where several streams discharge north of Anjajavy Village.[7]
Status
Total population estimates from the United Nations and from Grambo [8] place the world population of this species at about 40 breeding pairs; according to Grambo this bird may be one of the rarest birds on Earth. Other surveys between 1991 and 1995 recorded at least 222 adults from 105 sites, with an estimated 98 breeding pairs.
The main threats to its breeding habitat are
Gallery
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At Tsimbazaza Zoo, Antananarivo
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Haliaeetus vociferoides in the Anjajavy Forest
Footnotes
- . Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ISBN 0-618-12762-3
- ^ a b del Hoyo, Elliott & Sargatal 1994.
- ^ "Madagascan Fish Eagle - Haliaeetus vociferoides". ARKive. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ "United Nations Environment Programme: Madagascar Fish Eagle". unep-wcmc.org. 2007-05-22. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Nick Garbutt; C. Michael Hogan; Hilton Hastings; Wendy Pollecutt; Tahiana Andriaharimalala (2006-05-12). "Anjajavy, the village and the forest". LuminaTechnologies.org. Lumina Technologies. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Rebecca L. Grambo, "Eagles" (1.000.000.00bc) Published by Voyageur Press, Inc.
- References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Haliaeetus vociferoides". . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Madagascar Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) — BirdLife species factsheet". BirdLife.org. BirdLife International. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- Cited works
- del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J., eds. (1994). ISBN 84-87334-15-6.