Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae
Genus Polemaetus
Scientific Name
Polemaetus bellicosus
Thumbnail Description
They have got keen eyesight 3.0–3.6 times humans acuity.
Martial eagle is able to spot prey from 3 to 5 kilometers away.
Size & Weight
- BODY-LENGTH: 78–96 cm (31–38 in)
- WEIGHT: 3–6.2 kg (6.6–13.7 lb)
- WINGSPAN: 188–260 cm (6 ft 2 in–8 ft 6 in)
- WING CHORD: 56–67.5 cm (22.0–26.6 in)
- TAIL: 2–32 cm (10.7–12.6 in)
- TARSUS: 7–13 cm (3.8–5.1 in)
- BILL: 5 cm (2.2 in)
Habitat
Open woods, woodland edges, thornbrush, wooded savanna
Range
Zimbabwe, South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, southern Africa, Etosha National Park (Namibia)
Diet
Monitor lizards, snakes, Cape cobras, Egyptian geese, black mambas, Africa Rock Pythons, Western green mambas, puff adders, game birds, Kori bustard, hares, hyraxes, squirrels, springhares, warthogs, genets, rats, monkeys, baboons, foxes, antelope, dikdiks, duikers, black-backed jackals, servals, herons, waterfowls, hornbills, impala, ostriches, storks, guineafowls, bustards
Number of Eggs
1 – 2 eggs
Breeding Season
November – April
Incubation Period
45 to 53 days
Nestling Period
6 – 12 months
Nest
HEIGHT: 5 to 70 m (16 to 230 ft)
DIAMETER: 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft)
DEPTH: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Fledging Period
96 to 104 days
Gestation Period
Unknown
Weaning Period
Unknown
Sexual Maturity
Unknown
Population
Unknown
Lifespan
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Baby Name
Unknown
Home Range
1,000 km2 (390 sq mi)
Group Size
Unknown
Predators
Unknown
Sounds
klee-kloeee-kloeee-kuleee.
Behavior
Diurnal
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
