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Madagascar Fish Eagle
Sign in to saveAlso known as Haliaeetus vociferoides, Madagascar fish-eagle
species of bird
Species
Critically Endangeredvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Haliaeetus
- Mass
- 3.15
- Image
- Madagascarfisheagle.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon name
- Haliaeetus vociferoides
- Commons category
- Haliaeetus vociferoides
- taxon common name
- Ankoay
- endemic to
- Madagascar
- wingspan
- 172.5
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 40
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The Madagascar fish eagle (Icthyophaga vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Ichthyophaga fishing-eagles), is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. It is endemic to the coastal strip in the northwest of Madagascar. It is about 63 cm (25 in) long and has a pale brown head, dark brown body and white tail. The Madagascar fish eagle has been suffering from a declining population and is threatened by habitat destruction and persecution, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "critically endangered".
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madagascar Fish Eagle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.