Wedge-tailed eagle
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The wedge-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north and is distributed as far south as the state of Tasmania. Adults
Aquila audax Captain's Flat
An adult wedge-tailed eagle at Lake Burrumbeet in flight, notably dark and blackish colour
A young wedge-tailed eagle perched in Birdsville Track with an unusual amount of pale colour showing due likely to moult
A. a. fleayi, mobbed by forest ravens in Tasmania
Martial eagle
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The martial eagle is a large eagle native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Polemaetus. A species of the booted eagle subfamily, it has feathers over its tarsus. One of the lar
Wedge-tailed eagle
…Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti). Among the entire booted eagle subfamily, in addition to the two heavier Aquila, it is outsized in bulk by the martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), while the also long-tailed crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) can average of a roughly similar body mass to the wedge-tailed…
Martial eagle
The martial eagle is one of the most highly aerial members of its subfamily.
Close-up of the head
Martial Eagle near Okaukuejo in Etosha National Park