African Fish Eagle: Difference between revisions

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The '''African fish eagle''' (''Haliaeetus vocifer'')<ref>''Etymology'': ''Haliaeetus'', New Latin for "sea eagle". ''vocifer'', from [[Latin]] ''vox'', "voice" + ''-fer'', one who bears something, in allusion to the conspicuous yelping calls. These are, when sitting, given with the head fully thrown to the back, a peculiarity found among sea eagles only in this and the [[Madagascar]] [[species]].</ref> or – to distinguish it from the true [[Ichthyophaga|fish eagle]]s (''Ichthyophaga''), the '''African sea eagle''' – is a large species of [[eagle]] that is found throughout [[sub-Saharan Africa]] wherever large bodies of open water occur that have an abundant food supply. It is the [[List of national birds|national bird]] of Zimbabwe, [[Zambia]] and South Sudan. As a result of its large range, it is known in many languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birds.com/species/a-b/african-fish-eagle/ |title=African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) - Birds.com: Online Birds Guide with Facts, Articles, Videos, and Photos |publisher=Birds.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-12}}</ref> Examples of names include:

'''''Visarend''''' in [[Afrikaans]];