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==Breeding==

==Breeding==

Nesting takes place during the spring or summer months, depending on the location.  The birds move away from the thick forest towards open country and place their nests high in a large tree.  A single egg is laid, with both parents incubating up to forty-three days.  The chick fledges some seventy-five days later<ref>http://www.arkive.org/ayress-hawk-eagle/hieraaetus-ayresii/</ref>.

Nesting takes place during the spring or summer months, depending on the location.  The birds move away from the thick forest towards open country and place their nests high in a large tree.  A single egg is laid, with both parents incubating up to forty-three days.  The chick fledges some seventy-five days later.<ref>http://www.arkive.org/ayress-hawk-eagle/hieraaetus-ayresii/</ref>

==Threats==

==Threats==

The ICUN Red Data List has this bird listed as "least concern", despite the estimated 6,700 adult individuals scattered over much of southern Africa.  Existing threats include degradation of habitat due to human activities such as farming, as well as the clearing of open woodlands.  Pesticide use has also been a factor, as well as outright persecution: Ayre's hawk eagles have been known to hunt racing pigeons, causing the eagles to be shot as a result<ref>http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22696103/0</ref>.

The ICUN Red Data List has this bird listed as "least concern", despite the estimated 6,700 adult individuals scattered over much of southern Africa.  Existing threats include degradation of habitat due to human activities such as farming, as well as the clearing of open woodlands.  Pesticide use has also been a factor, as well as outright persecution: Ayre's hawk eagles have been known to hunt racing pigeons, causing the eagles to be shot as a result.<ref>http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22696103/0</ref>  

==References==

==References==

[[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Eagles]]

[[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Eagles]]