Secretary bird

E110428
bird of prey species terrestrial bird of prey

The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.

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Secretarybird 2
Secretary bird canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird of prey ⓘ
species ⓘ
terrestrial bird of prey ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
averageHeight about 1.3 meters ⓘ
binomialName Sagittarius serpentarius ⓘ
bodyShape eagle-like body ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize typically 1–3 eggs ⓘ
commonName secretary bird ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
other small vertebrates ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
snakes ⓘ
family Sagittariidae ⓘ
flightAbility capable of strong flight but mostly terrestrial ⓘ
foragingBehavior hunts in pairs or family groups ⓘ
genus Sagittarius ⓘ
habitat grassland ⓘ
open plains ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
headFeatures bare orange or red facial skin ⓘ
long black crest feathers ⓘ
huntingStrategy hunts on foot ⓘ
iucnStatus Endangered ⓘ
iucnStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legType crane-like long legs ⓘ
locomotion walks long distances while foraging ⓘ
movement terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form: sub-Saharan Africa
notableBehavior kills snakes by repeated kicking ⓘ
stomps prey with feet ⓘ
order Accipitriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor mainly grey with black flight feathers and thighs ⓘ
range eastern Africa ⓘ
parts of western sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
surface form: southern Africa
reproduction builds large stick nests in trees ⓘ
sexualDimorphism sexes similar with females slightly smaller ⓘ
symbolOf featured on the coat of arms of South Africa ⓘ
national emblem of Sudan ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats decline of suitable grassland habitat ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ
wingspan about 2 meters ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elephant Odyssey → featuresAnimal → Secretary bird ⓘ
Murchison Falls National Park → hasBirdSpecies → Secretary bird ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretarybird
Kidepo Valley National Park → notableBirdSpecies → Secretary bird ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretarybird