African Sea Eagle

Meet the African Sea Eagle!

The black-bellied sea eagle has been baptized by some naturalists as “the voice of Africa”, since its cries resound from sunrise to sunset. Being piscivorous, it lives on the banks of rivers and lakes in the south of the African continent, where fishing is abundant. It can also be found in the eastern Sahara desert.

What are its habits?

It feeds on fish that it catches by lightly touching the surface of the water.

Sedentary and territorial, the black-eared eagle is likely to breed at any time of the year, depending on its area of distribution. It builds large nests in the tops of inaccessible trees. Incubation lasts about 44 days and the young fledge in the third month, when they begin to learn hunting techniques.

Conservation

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated