© Faye L. - monacoeye • All rights reserved, Tanzania, June

Bird name: African Fish Eagle
Latin: Haliaeetus vocifer
Other: African Sea Eagle. Pygargue vocifer (Fr)
Family: Accipitridae • Birds of Prey, Eagles, Sea Eagles
Range: Sub-saharan Africa
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The African Fish Eagle is found across sub-Saharan, near lakes and rivers. It is a large powerful bird with a two-metre wingspan.

Thanks to Faye L and André S for these photos from Tanzania.

Also seen in Gambia near Janjanbureh and on Gambia River - see comments for pic.

© André S. - African Fish Eagle, perched on tree in lake, Tanzania, Oct 2009
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Photo copyright: monacoeye.com • 2009 • Do not copy

Bird name: Bald Eagle
Latin: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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Family: Accipitridae • Eagles, Sea Eagles, Birds of Prey
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The Bald Eagle is the national bird of America. It lives in North America only. As one of 8 “sea eagles” the Bald Eagle forms a species pair with the White Tailed Eagle, which lives in Asia and Europe.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Tailed Eagle
Latin: Haliaeetus albicilla
Other: Sea Eagle • Erne • Ern • White-Tailed Sea-Eagle • Pygargue à Queue Blanche • Grand Aigle de Mer • Aigle Barbu
Family: Accipitridae • Eagles, Sea Eagles, Birds of Prey
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A superb bird, with a massive beak, the White-Tailed Eagle has a two metre wingspan and is the fourth largest eagle in the world. They can live to thirty years old.

The White Tailed Eagle is rare in Europe so the Danube Delta is a good place to see one. As this one approached on Caraorman Island he was mobbed by crows and then disappeared again.More photos...