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African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocoder), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

The African fish eagle is a large species of eagle that is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water occur that have an abundant food supply. It is the national bird of Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Sudan.

Year: 2016

From album: Linking Tourism & Conservation in East and South Africa

Photographer: Peter Prokosch

Tags: Africa East fauna Grid National Parks South wildlife

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