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African fish eagles are large, with a body length of 25 to 29.5 inches, a wingspan of 6.6 feet to 7.9 feet, and weigh 4.4 to 7.1 pounds. Females are about one third larger than males. Their appearance is unmistakable, with the head and neck, the upper parts of the chest and back, and the tail snowy-white in color, contrasted by a chestnut-brown over the rest of the body. Primary and secondary flight feathers are black. The facial skin from eyes to beak is bare, yellow in color, and tipped in black.
African fish eagles are large, with a body length of 25 to 29.5 inches, a wingspan of 6.6 feet to 7.9 feet, and weigh 4.4 to 7.1 pounds. Females are about one third larger than males. Their appearance is unmistakable, with the head and neck, the upper parts of the chest and back, and the tail snowy-white in color, contrasted by a chestnut-brown over the rest of the body. Primary and secondary flight feathers are black. The facial skin from eyes to beak is bare, yellow in color, and tipped in black.
Two calls are distinctive: a ''"quock"'' can be heard near the nest during breeding, while a shrill ''"heee-ah heeah-heeah"'' is more commonly heard<ref>https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Haliaeetus-vocifer</ref>. It is this unmistakable call that has given the bird its Latin name ''vocifer'', which led to the common, and very apt description of "the voice of Africa"<ref>https://www.sa-venues.com/wildlife/birds_african_fish_eagle.htm</ref>.
Two calls are distinctive: a ''"quock"'' can be heard near the nest during breeding, while a shrill ''"heee-ah heeah-heeah"'' is more commonly heard.<ref>https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Haliaeetus-vocifer</ref> It is this unmistakable call that has given the bird its Latin name ''vocifer'', which led to the common, and very apt description of "the voice of Africa".<ref>https://www.sa-venues.com/wildlife/birds_african_fish_eagle.htm</ref>
==Range and habitat==
==Range and habitat==
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Eagles]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Eagles]]