The African Hawk Eagle is a medium sized raptor often encountered in the woodland, perched conspicuously or circling in pairs in open savanna, throughout the central and western parts of the sub-region.
These striking raptors are dashing in flight, often cooperating with one another in the hunt, with gamebirds the preferred prey form over mammals and reptiles.
Pairs are closely bonded, breeding during the cooler winter months to take advantage of more open and less foliaged surrounding habitat which affords a higher hunting success rate.
African Hawk Eagles are normally quite accommodating and represent one of the top raptor highlights to be looked forward to by any keen birder visiting the Kruger National Park.
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