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   What is a secretary bird?

   • A secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) at the Toronto Zoo. What are secretary birds? These raptors of sub-Saharan Africa’s savannas, grasslands, and shrub lands stand at nearly four feet tall—and standing is often how you’ll find them, because they primarily move around on foot.

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   What does a secretarybird look like?

   • The secretarybird is instantly recognizable as a very large terrestrial bird with an eagle-like head and body on crane-like legs. The neck is not especially long, and can only be lowered down to the intertarsal joint, so birds must stoop to reach down to the ground.

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   Are secretarybirds diurnal birds?

   • Although a member of the order Accipitriformes, which also includes many other diurnal birds of prey such as kites, hawks, vultures, and harriers, the secretarybird is placed in its own family, Sagittariidae. The secretarybird is instantly recognizable as a very large terrestrial bird with an eagle-like head and body on crane-like legs.

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   How tall do secretary birds get?

   • About 4 to 4.5 feet tall. The males tend to be a little taller than the females but at their max height, they’re about the size of the average 10-year-old. Most of their height is attributed to their long legs. 15. How much do secretary birds weigh? About 5 to 11 pounds (2.3 to 5kg).

   25 Secretary Bird Facts (Sagittarius serpentarius) Africa's Snake

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   Fun Facts about Secretary Birds for Kids. Secretary birds roost in tall trees at night to sleep. These birds can hunt and kill snakes – even poisonous ones. Secretary birds have thick scales on their legs to protect them from snake bites. They also puff their feathers out when killing a snake to confuse the animal.

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   • Class: Aves
   • Order: Accipitriformes

   • Kingdom: Animalia
   • Phylum: Chordata

   • No one is quite sure where it got its name. There are a few different theories, including that it was named by Dutch Settlers because of its resemblance to 19th Century Lawyers’ Secretaries.
   • Its scientific name means “the archer of snakes”. This is because secretary birds love to hunt snakes. They use their large wingspan to distract the snake, while their scaley legs prevent snake bites.
   • They rarely fly. They move around on foot most of the time, only taking to the air to reach their nests or for courtship displays.
   • They have a wingspan of 2m. This is huge! They use their wings while hunting to distract their prey, and also during mating rituals.

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   What are secretary birds? These raptors of sub-Saharan Africa’s savannas, grasslands, and shrub lands stand at nearly four feet tall—and standing is often how you’ll find them, because they ...

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   Oct 16, 2023 · The secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a large terrestrial bird of prey. It is usually found in African savannas and open grasslands . Unlike most birds of prey, the secretarybird hunts its prey on foot.

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   The secretary bird or secretarybird is a bird of prey found widely across Africa, belonging to the same order as hawks, vultures, kites and harriers. The etymology was initially believed to have been given because of the similarity in its appearance to a secretary with pens behind the ears.

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   Aug 24, 2020 · If you take a look at a secretary bird, it might seem like someone put together some crazy combination of a chicken and a velociraptor – and you might have a few questions. Get all the answers you need with these secretary bird facts!

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    Basic facts about Secretarybird: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.