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Watched only 7 times in Israel: Eagle Savannah arrived in Israel for "Weekend", and disappeared
He is rarely seen in Israel, but over the weekend they managed to document him near Jerusalem: a beautiful savannah eagle, a world-endangered species that lives in Africa, arrived here for a short "City Break" until Sunday, and left.
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Ziv Reinstein
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 06:26 Updated: 08:12
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Savannah Eagle near Jerusalem (Photo: Avner Rinot, Society for the Protection of Nature)
At the end of the week, north of Jerusalem, by the birder Dalia Hilkia, is a young and beautiful individual of the savannah eagle, a world-endangered species that lives in Africa and is very rare to see in Israel.
According to Dr. Yoav Perlman, the scientific director of the Israeli Birding Center at the Society for the Protection of Nature, this is only the seventh time this eagle has been observed in Israel.
Its distribution center is in sub-Saharan Africa, with an expansion of distribution to the southern part of Saudi Arabia, and another population exists in the Indian subcontinent.
"Like many predators in Africa, the savannah eagle is endangered worldwide, mainly as a result of poisoning," he says.
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A globally endangered species that has come to us.
Savannah eagle documented near Jerusalem (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature, Dr. Yoav Perlman)
Its distribution has decreased due to eating poisoned mammals
According to the Israeli Birding Portal of the Society for the Protection of Nature, the savannah eagle is very similar to a prairie eagle, but smaller and lighter than it.
The Hebrew name indicates its typical habitat - grass savannas in Africa and Southeast Asia, and the English name (Tawny Eagle) indicates its main hue - yellowish brown.
The wingspan of the savannah eagle is 185-165 cm, its body length is 72-62 cm and its weight ranges from 1,500 to 3,000 grams.
As mentioned, the eagle nests in Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula and India, is considered stable in most areas of its distribution, but its population has declined in agricultural areas in Africa as a result of secondary poisoning due to eating poisoned mammals.
It may also be affected by the development of infrastructure and power lines in Africa and India, as well as changes in the precipitation regime in Africa that affect nesting success.
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As its name implies, the eagle grows in grassy savannas in Africa and Southeast Asia (Photo: Society for the Protection of Nature, Dr. Yoav Perlman)
First observed in Israel in 1992
In Israel, it is considered a very rare occasion and was first observed in Israel in November 1992 in the western Negev.
In December 2000, an individual building a huge nest was observed on an eucalyptus tree near the Urim junction, while a mature sun eagle also regularly stood on the same tree.
"Often, the savannah eagle eats food from other or insane birds such as foxes and jackals, or hunts small mammals, reptiles and other birds," Pearlman concludes.
The eagle's population declined in Africa as a result of poisoning (Photo: Society for the Protection of Nature, Dr. Yoav Perlman)
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