Lophaetus occipitalis (*) Cladus: Eukaryota Name Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800) References * Traite élémentaire et complet d'Ornithologie 2 p.40
The Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It is currently placed in a monotypic genus Lophaetus. A medium-sized bird (about 55 cm), found in Africa south of the Sahara, except in the arid zones. In southern Africa it is a fairly common resident in the eastern areas. It inhabits woodlands, exotic plantations, forest edges and mainly lives off rodents and shrews. References
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