Secretarybird - Sagittarius serpentarius

The Secretarybird is considered a bird of prey but is in its own family. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia and south to the Cape of Good Hope. The male and female look similar although the male has longer head plumes and tail feathers. They are not considered migratory but will follow food sources.

Secretarybirds hunt for their prey on the ground and eat insects, small mammals, crabs, lizards, snakes, tortoises, young birds, bird eggs and sometimes carrion killed in fires.

Adult

05/19/2015 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA 05/19/2015 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA	05/19/2015 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA 05/19/2015 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA	05/19/2015 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA 05/19/2015 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA
08/01/2011 - Masai Mara National Park, Kenya 08/01/2011 - Masai Mara National Park, Kenya	Picture by Ron Maderas 05/09/2013 - Botswana Picture by Ron Maderas 05/09/2013 - Botswana	Picture by Ron Maderas 05/09/2013 - Botswana Picture by Ron Maderas 05/09/2013 - Botswana
Picture by Ron Maderas 05/09/2013 - Botswana Picture by Ron Maderas 05/09/2013 - Botswana	11/19/2013 - Denver Zoo, Denver, CO 11/19/2013 - Denver Zoo, Denver, CO	08/01/2011 - Masai Mara National Park, Kenya 08/01/2011 - Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

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