Madagascar Fish Eagle, Lake Ravelobe, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

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The Madagascar Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) is classified as "Critically Endangered". Its world population is estimated at around 120 breeding pairs (R. Watson in litt. 2010). The annual breeding success seems to be very low, but individual life expectancy is high.

Ankarafantsika National Park is a good place to see Madagascar Fish Eagles in the wild. There are several watchtowers around Lake Ravelobe and eagles can also be seen from the roadside. This picture of a pair was taken in the evening, in bad light conditions.

Date 7 January 2010, 15:53:06
Source Flickr: Madagascar Fish Eagle, Lake Ravelobe, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar
Author Frank Vassen https://www.flickr.com/people/42244964@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madagascar_Fish_Eagle,_Lake_Ravelobe,_Ankarafantsika_National_Park,_Madagascar.jpg

The Madagascan fish eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Ichthyophaga fishing-eagles) is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Haliaeetus vociferoides is endemic to the coastal strip in the northwest of Madagascar.