Martial Eagle

It is a very large eagle, with a length of 76–96 cm , weight of 3.1–6.2 kg and a wingspan of 188–260 cm . The adult's plumage has dark brown upperparts, head and upper chest. The body underparts are white spotted with black. The underwing coverts are brown, with pale flight feathers, also streaked with black. The female is usually larger and more spotted than the male. The immature is paler above and has white underparts. It reaches adult plumage in its seventh year.

The Martial Eagle is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Martial Eagle in Namibia Thermographic image of an eagle, thermoregulating using its wings Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi in Southern Philippines Wedge Tailed Eagle in Australia Major new research into eagle taxonomy suggests that the important genera Aquila and Hieraaetus are not composed of nearest relatives, and it is likely that a reclassification of these genera will soon take place, with some species being moved to Lophaetus or Ictinaetus. More

The Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), is Africa's largest eagle and is the only member of the genus Polemaetus. More

A massive female Martial Eagle sat in a tree above our heads unfortunately in poor light. I realize now how much we, as photographers, think in terms of “good light.” martial_eagle_tsavo Martial Eagle Laila is one of the fastest camera-women I know. She can throw the long lens camera to her eye and shoot a moving target with unnerving accuracy and speed. More

Martial eagle pair at nest with chick© R. M. Bloomfield / www.ardea.com Martial eagle at nest with chick© Thierry Nicaise / Biosphoto Martial eagle chick at nest© Partridge Films Ltd. / www.osfimages.com Immature martial eagle portrait© Jurgen & Christine Sohns / www.flpa-images.co. More

The Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), is Africa's largest eagle and is the only member of the genus Polemaetus. Description Martial EagleIt is a large eagle, growing to a length of 76-83 cm with a wingspan of 190-260 cm. The adult's plumage has dark brown upperparts, head and upper chest. The body underparts are white streaked with black. The underwing coverts are brown, with pale flight feathers, also streaked with black. More

Distribution of Martial eagle in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2. Movements and migrations Mainly resident, although adults and especially immature birds may wander widely. More

- The Martial Eagle is Africa's largest eagle. - Female Martial Eagles are typically larger than males. - Martial Eagle nests are huge (6' wide and 3' deep) and are used year after year. More

The martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) of Africa is heavily built, brown above with black throat and black-spotted white underparts. It has a short, barred tail and bright yellow eyes. It is large and strong enough to kill jackals and small antelopes, but its usual food is chickenlike birds and hyraxes. More

The Martial Eagle can be found in all Sub-Saharan Africa, wherever food is abundant and the environment favourable. It is never common, but greater population densities do exist in southern Africa, especially in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Generally, these birds are more abundant in protected areas such as Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa or Etosha National Park, in Namibia.Its preferred habitat is the semi-desert and open savannah. It avoids dense forests but needs trees to nest in. More

Martial Eagle In Tree Brand X Pictures PRICE / INFO Add to Lightbox RF Royalty Free bird of prey sitting in a tree Polka Dot Stock Photos PRICE / INFO Add to Lightbox RF Royalty Free Martial eagle (Dolemaetus bellicosus) in flight Foto search Stock Photos PRICE / INFO Add to Lightbox RF More

(83cm) in length the Martial Eagle is about the size of a Golden Eagle. Add to this those piercing yellow eyes and you get a bird with "attitude". The immature bird looks quite different from the adult. The one shown on the left was photographed in 1998 at the Buffalo Springs end of the Samburu Game Reserve, during a very quiet spell. More

Africa, the Martial eagle weighs in at almost 14 pounds (6.5 Kg.) and has a wingspan of about 6 feet 4 inches. It is 32 inches long. The upperparts are dark brown with a white belly with black streaks, the legs are white and has very large talons. The immature bird looks quite different from the adult. Diet - In some areas birds form an important part of the diet, including guineafowl, francolins, bustards, and poultry. More

Namibia's Martial Eagles are estimated to occur on commercial farmland (Boshoff 1997, Mendelsohn et al. 2002), it is likely that populations elsewhere have suffered the same declines. This is supported by the lack of recruitment into populations that have lost adults due to poisoning (Brown 1991). The small population estimated at less than 350 pr (or about 1000 individuals) also places this species in the Endangered category. More

Martial Eagle is the largest and strongest of African eagles. Upperparts are dark brown. Belly is white, streaked with black. Underwing coverts are brown, with whitish flight feathers, finely streaked with black. Tail is white streaked with black. It has dark brown head, neck, chin, throat and upper breast. It shows a small crest on crown. It has piercing yellow eyes. Head is flat and broad. Bill is blackish with pale yellow base, and hooked. More

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stay in South Africa,was the Martial Eagle,on this occasion the light was again not at its best (as it was captured against the light and BG were white clouds of the overcasted sky),but with some PP as I have shot this capture in RAW I could to what I think reasonable resultat,hope you like it and thanks for watching. Martial Eagle They are the largest of the African eagles and incredibly powerful, capable of knocking an adult man off his feet. More