Secretary Bird

Unique bird of prey from Africa with the body that looks like an eagle but the long legs of a crane.

Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
Description, behaviour, photograph and names in other languages.
Vulture Territory: Secretary Bird
Classification, physical characteristics and behaviour, food and reproduction, and photographs. Explains the name comes from the Arabic "saqu ettair" meaning hunter bird rather than the fanciful explanation of the bird's quills looking like pens behind the ear.