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Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) pietza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.

South Africa	1,262
Tanzania	809
Kenya	755
Mpumalanga	608
Limpopo	352
Mara	238
Narok	229
Nothern Cape	206
Arusha	183
Manyara	177

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

Kingdom	Animals · Animalia
Phylum	Chordates · Chordata
Class	Birds · Aves
Order	Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
Family	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Genus	True Eagles · Aquila

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
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