Stock Photo - The Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus is a medium_sized eagle in the bird family Accipitridae, common in the open savanna country in Sub_Saharan Africa It nests in trees, laying a single egg which is incubated by the female for 42 to 43 days, with a further 90 to 125 days until fledging Bateleurs pair for life, and will use the same nest for a number of years The eagle hunts over a territory of 250 square miles a day The prey of this raptor is mostly birds, including pigeons and sand grouse, and also small mammals Gauteng, South Africa January 19, 2009

Stock Photo: The Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus is a medium-sized eagle in the bird family Accipitridae, common in the open savanna country in Sub-Saharan Africa It nests in.

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