Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) Description
H4-1 Road North of Lower Sabie, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, SOUTH AFRICA
Date 27 November 2016, 08:26
Source Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Author Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE https://www.flickr.com/people/65695019@N07
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wahlberg%27s_Eagle_(Hieraaetus_wahlbergi)_(31159831791).jpg
Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi, formerly Aquila wahlbergi) is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas. It is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Hieraaetus
Species: Hieraaetus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1851)
Synonyms:
Aquila wahlbergi Sundevall, 1850