African Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus Β· isiZulu: uKhozi
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What it sounds like
A ringing, far-carrying kewee-kewee-kewee delivered in an undulating display flight high overhead.
African Bioacoustics Community, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0How to recognise it
Africa's most powerful eagle, and the Berea has one of the highest urban densities anywhere. They nest in Pigeon Valley and Burman Bush. Heavily barred underneath with a ragged crest, and startlingly big when one drifts over the garden. They mainly hunt hyrax, monkeys and duiker, but a small dog or cat left outside is within their range, so it is worth knowing they are here. Adults look nothing like the pale immatures.
Seen in Manor Gardens
Nobody has logged a African Crowned Eagle here yet. If you spot one, you will be the first on the record.