Raptors
Birds of prey
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Verreaux’s eagle – black eagle
Verreaux’s eagle (Aquila verreauxii) – black eagle Supposedly the black color is optically slimming (of which the female part of…
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Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Prettier than vultures, but mostly scavenger birds. Every species has its own individual hunting system, and…
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Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) The martial eagle is one of the largest eagles in the world. Its name evokes a…
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Wedge-tailed eagle – eaglehawk
Wedge-tailed eagle, eaglehawk (Aquila audax) The Australia’s mightiest bird of prey – the king of Australian skies. In terms of…
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Bald eagle – the national bird of the USA
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) It is pictured on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States. In the…
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