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Afrikaans: Visarend
Apart from its haunting call, the adult African Fish Eagle is unmistakable with its white head and breast, chestnut belly and forewings, black wings and white tail.
Overall impression in flight is of a large, broad-winged eagle with a short tail.
Habitat: Aquatic: large rivers, lakes and dams. Coastal in some regions where it frequents estuaries and lagoons. Found throughout South Africa except in the extreme dry west.
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Afrikaans: Visvalk
Flight outline resembles that of a huge gull with white underwings, black patches at carpal joints and diagnostic black mask on white head.
Might be confused with immature African Fish Eagle as it is found in similar habitat, but the latter is a larger bird with broad wings and a very short tail.
Habitat: Inland freshwater bodies, estuaries and lagoons, rarely fishing over open sea. Uncommon summer visitor found throughout the south and east.
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