Scientific name: Aquila rapax
This is a large eagle, although it is one of the smaller species in the genus Aquila. It is 60–75 cm in length and has a wingspan of 159–190 cm. Weight can range from 1.6 to 3 kg. It has tawny upperparts and blackish flight feathers and tail. The lower back is very pale.
Occupies much of sub-Saharan Africa excluding the lowland forests of the DRC and surrounding countries. It generally prefers lightly-wooded savanna, but it also occurs Nama Karoo and treeless grasslands, provided that there are pylons and alien trees to nest in.
It usually hunts from a perch, swooping down to catch a bird in flight or pounce on prey on the ground. It also regularly scavenges roadkills, and sometimes competes with vultures and Marabou storks at carcasses.
