[Taxacom] Help with identification of an eagle in Somaliland

[Donald Hobern]

The underwing pattern and basal depth of the wings seems a much better fit for African Hawk Eagle. I think the "crown" is a product of the way that the bird's head is being held. From what has been shared, there is no suggestion that THIS bird harmed a child, just that locals think it's the same as birds that they believe to have harmed/killed children. This may or may not be correct in both aspects.

Donald


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Hi Laurent,
        But would an African Hawk Eagle be large enough to badly injure (much less kill) a human child?   Also, there is another photograph showing a dorsal view of the eagle, and the person appears to be holding it by its "crown" (see weblink below).   Would an African Hawk Eagle have anything like that on its head?

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33307913

[https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/52305472/original.jpg?1569325513]<https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33307913>
Something<https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33307913>
Something on September 24, 2019 at 02:44 PM EAT by barkworth. Assistance requested; locals think it is not native. Reports of eagles attacking people, particularly children lead to interest.
www.inaturalist.org<http://www.inaturalist.org>

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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Help with identification of an eagle in Somaliland

This rather looks like a young African Hawk Eagle, Aquila spilogaster,
to me.
(The pics are not really ideal (too close) to appreciate the general
structure of the bird. In any case, the pattern of the flight feathers
(tight, thin, weakly contrasting barring) does not match African Crowned
Eagle.)

Laurent -


On 9/24/19 6:28 PM, Kenneth Kinman via Taxacom wrote:
> Hi all,
>         Having now seen the pictures, I still think it is most likely a vagrant African Crowned Eagle.  The drought in Ethiopia could certainly cause one to become a vagrant in search for food.  Below is a weblink to a video of one with very similar plumage pattern on the underside:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?vCqefwBXJXE
> [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.89U8inGC9WvgYtXvJ0RJXAEsDh&pid=Api]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?vCqefwBXJXE>
> A man feeding an African Crowned eagle<https://www.youtube.com/watch?vCqefwBXJXE>
> This man is feeding an African Crowned eagle. The eagle hurt it's ankle and the man is trying to help it by feeding it and restoring it's health. Press Like and Subscribe to me, Faisal Jewell
> www.youtube.com<http://www.youtube.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:21 AM
> To: Mary Barkworth <Mary.Barkworth at usu.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Help with identification of an eagle in Somaliland
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> Here is a link
> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?user_idºrkworth&place_id=any&verifiable=any
> to save time for the curious...
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 7:44 AM Mary Barkworth via Taxacom <
> taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
>
>> There are recent reports of an eagle attacking people, particularly
>> children, in the Somali portion of Ethiopia with, so far,  2 deaths and
>> many injuries reported. The pictures are of a bird thought to be the same
>> kind.  They taken south of Burao [=Burco], Somaliland. Local people do not
>> think it is native.  Can anyone help with id - or tell me where I should
>> direct this query. I have posted the pictures to iNaturalist.
>>
>> Mary
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