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ShrublandPlatform nestLarge · 640 g
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Wahlberg's eagle is a medium-sized raptor, and the sexes are similar. It is about 53–61 cm (21–24 in) in length with a wingspan of 130–146 cm (51–57 in) and a body mass of 437–845 g (15.4–29.8 oz) for males and 670–1,400 g (24–49 oz) for females on average. The head has a small crest, and the legs are yellow. The plumage tone is variable but may be dark brown except for dark-streaked grey undersides to the flight feathers, and a barred grey undertail. Light and dark plumage phases occur.
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When to see the Wahlberg's Eagle
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Wahlberg's Eagle
The map shades 30 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Eritrea, Mauritania, Somalia.
About the Wahlberg's Eagle
Wahlberg's eagle 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.
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Easily confused with
Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoidesThe little eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey, measuring 45–55 cm (17–21.5 inches) in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb), roughly the size of a peregrine falcon.
Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiThe adult male has blackish upper parts that are mottled with white and usually has a white forehead and supercilium.
Pygmy EagleHieraaetus weiskeiThe pygmy eagle shares many characteristics with its counterpart the little eagle.
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