Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Long-crested Eagle, Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Ethiopia
January 2016

The Long-crested Eagle is distributed throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found at forest edges, in open woodland and in woodland near water.

Long-crested Eagle, Harenna Forest, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image It feeds mainly on small rodents. It perches in the open and then swoops down on its prey often swallowing it whole.

Long-crested Eagle, Harenna Forest, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

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