Bateleur
The Bateleur is a medium-sized eagle in the family Accipitridae. Its closest relatives are the snake eagles. It may be the origin of the "Zimbabwe Bird&quo...
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The Bateleur is a medium-sized eagle in the family Accipitridae. Its closest relatives are the snake eagles. It may be the origin of the "Zimbabwe Bird", the national emblem of Zimbabwe. It is endemic to Africa and small parts of Arabia. "Bateleur" is French for "street performer".Bateleurs are hunters and scavengers, they will attack other species for food and will scavenge carrion. The bird is adept at finding smaller carcasses before most other scavengers.
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