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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) <!--뱀잡이수리, 서기관조-->
| Subject: | Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
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Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title,
"Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature",
Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995
CPATION:
UNLIKE NEARLY all other birds of prey, the secretary bird spends most of its time on the ground. It feeds on small mammals, insects, and some birds and their eggs. It snaps up small prey in its sharp beak, but kills larger animals, such as snakes, by stamping on them.
Dorling Kindersly Multimedia
(reviewed by Univ. of Texsas Library)
http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~reviews/dkmm.html
For more images captured from the CD-ROM title,
http://bioinfo.kordic.re.kr/animal/APAsrch2.cgi?qt=DKMMNature-
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The Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannas of the sub-Sahara.[2] Although a member of the order Falconiformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards, vultures, and harriers, it is so distinctive that it was given its own family, Sagittariidae.
It enjoys a certain fame in Africa, specifically Sudan and South Africa, serving as a prominent emblem on both nations' coats of arms. |
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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
Scientific Name: Sagittarius serpentarius (Miller, 1779)
Common Names:
English: Secretarybird, Secretary Bird, French: Serpentaire, Messager sagittaire, German: Sekretär Spanish: Secretario
Taxonomy: Falco serpentarius J. F. Miller, 1779, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. |
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