Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
About
The long-crested eagle is an African bird of prey characterised by its shaggy crest of feathers. In the family Accipitridae which includes all the eagles, it is currently placed in a monotypic genus Lophaetus. It is found throughout mid- and southern Africa, with differing home ranges due to food availability and suitable habitat area, but lives mainly on forest edges and near moist areas. Breeding may occur at any time of year, depending on food availability; it lays 1 or 2 eggs as is usual for raptors. It commonly eats smaller mammals, but will also eat other vertebrates and invertebrates.
Fun Fact
Breeding may occur at any time of year, depending on food availability; it lays 1 or 2 eggs as is usual for raptors.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in drier woodland, mixed farmland, grazing land, the edges of sugar-cane plantations and orchards.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance