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Aquila rapax
A very large bird of prey, spotted here circling around the banks of river Niger in Niamey, and found in most of Africa.
Dry habitats: desert, semi-desert, steppes, or savannah, plains.
Wingspan can reach 185 cm!
Spotted on Dec 9, 2009
Submitted on May 5, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks Ulrich! It could be better as the bird was quite high. Good enough to identify it though!
Great shot - well done