EndangeredLappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
One of the 23 eagles on WAnimals
Birds · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
Stephanoaetus coronatus
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The African crowned eagle is the most powerful raptor in Africa relative to its size and a specialised hunter of primates. It has short, extraordinarily robust legs and enormous talons with which it brings down monkeys, small duikers and hyraxes that can weigh several times its own weight. It raises a single chick every two years, with a period of parental dependence of almost a year, one of the slowest breeding cycles of any raptor.
Weight
2.5 kg – 4.7 kg
Size
80 cm – 99 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (en): Crowned eagle
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 33.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Crowned Eagle — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about crowned eagle.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
