African fish-eagle

Description

The African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer),or to distinguish it from the true fish eagles (Ichthyophaga),the African sea eagle,is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur.It is the national bird of Namibia,Zimbabwe,Zambia,and South Sudan.As a result of its large range,it is known in many languages.Examples of names include: visarend in Afrikaans,nkwazi in Chewa,aigle pêcheur in French,hungwe in Shona,and inkwazi in isiZulu.This species may resemble the bald eagle in appearance;though related,each species occurs on different continents,with the bald eagle being resident in North America.