Bateleur*
Masai Mara
23Oct2014
Endemic to Africa and small
areas of Arabia...considered a
relative of the snake eagles.
areas of Arabia...considered a
relative of the snake eagles.
Terathopius ecaudatus
(L 22-28" WS 73" Wt 4 lb 7 oz
- 5 lb 12 oz)
- 5 lb 12 oz)
National Emblem
of Zimbabwe
of Zimbabwe
Survival threatened by loss
of habitat, pesticides, nest
disturbance and capture
for international trade.
of habitat, pesticides, nest
disturbance and capture
for international trade.
*“bateleur” is French
for “Street Performer”.
for “Street Performer”.
female
“The Bateleur is dead”
(Poem of praise to Nelson Rolihlahla
Mandela, 1918-2013, by Patricia
Schonstein Pinnock)
Mandela, 1918-2013, by Patricia
Schonstein Pinnock)
© Gregory
Budney
Budney
Macaulay
Library
Library
Terathopius is Greek for
meteor; ecaudatus in
Latin means lacking a
tail, i.e., short tailed.
meteor; ecaudatus in
Latin means lacking a
tail, i.e., short tailed.
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