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The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipi


is an African bird of prey. Like all eagles,
the family Accipitridae. It is characterised
feathers making up the shaggy crest. It is f
throughout mid- to southern-Africa with
differing home ranges due to food availabi
and suitable habitat area but lives mainly o
forest edges and near moist areas. Breedin
usually occurs year-round depending on fo
availability with 1 to 2 eggs being laid as i
characteristic by raptors. Furthermore, as a
raptor species, it commonly eats smaller
mammals, however other vertebrates and
invertebrates are also consumed. This long
crested eagle was photographed in Queen
Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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