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WILDLIFE: BIRDS: SECRETARY BIRD
 
Secretary bird
Class: Aves
 
Order: Falconiformes
 
Family: Sagittariidae
 
Genus and species: Sagittarius serpentarius
 
Common name:
Secretary bird

 


Unmistakable aspect. It is usually found in pairs, walking through the grasslands, cultivations or open savannah, searching for snakes and other prey such as small mammals and large insects. It is territorial. Found mainly in the central and southern regions, though can occasionally appear in the arid north.

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