Bird
Bateleur Facts Terathopius ecaudatus
Classification
Family: Accipitridae. Order: Accipitriformes.
Bateleur Conservation Status
Bateleur is listed here as Endangered. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.
Quick facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Weight
- 2.2 kg
Fun facts
- The bird spends a considerable amount of time on the wing, particularly in low-altitude flights.
- This bateleur is unusually conspicuous due to its propensity for gliding flights over favorable habitats in much of Africa.
- This species tends to take off with unusually fast, shallow beats for a bird of this relative large size.
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