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Terathopius ecaudatus |
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Terathopius ecaudatus |
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Aigle bateleur |
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Bateleur |
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| Mpunge tshikole (Tshiluba); kakolu, chipakala, chipungu (Lunda) ; impungu, kipungu (Kibemba) ; kikolwe (Kiluba) | |
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Characteristic of African skies, the bateleur's silhouette is unmistakable. The tail is so short that toes extent beyond it. There is a black trailing edge to the underwing, broad in the male and narrow in the female. Rest of underwing is white. There is a bare red patch of skin extending from the base of beak to the eye. Juveniles are brown. |
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This tireless glider feeds mainly on small dead animals that it finds during its incessant flight. Bushfires can attract many of them but it is usually a solitary bird. |
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During nuptial flights, the couple carries out impressive aerial acrobatics while holding each other's claws. The whistling of the wind through the wings can then be heard. |
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According to some oral traditions, this bird's feathers give tuberculosis !?! |
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To find one of this bird's feather on a path is a presage that one will find food as this bird who glides for hours in the sky finds its food infallibly. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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