Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

The Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) is a 640 g scrub bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

640 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

21

Recorded in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Senegal, Nigeria, eSwatini, Rwanda, Malawi, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Benin, Cameroon, Angola.

Where to see it: Hlane Royal NP · Ndlovu Camp (Eswatini); Campement de Wassadou (Senegal); Frontier Mine (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Niono & L'Office Niger area (Mali); Kruger NP · Skukuza Camp (Camp only; please use more precise hotspots for drives) (South Africa).

Photo: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist