Martial eagle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the martial eagle lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Polemaetus bellicosus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Africa
Mass	182 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the martial eagle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the martial eagle in 17 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a martial eagle?

Wikidata records the following for the martial eagle: mass 182 g (birth weight).

Is the martial eagle endangered?

The martial eagle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the martial eagle?

The martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Polemaetus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the martial eagle

The martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a large eagle native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Polemaetus. A species of the booted eagle subfamily (Aquilinae), it has feathers over its tarsus. One of the largest and most powerful species of booted eagle, it is a fairly opportunistic predator that varies its prey selection between mammals, birds and reptiles. It is one of few eagle species known to hunt primarily from a high soar, by swooping down on its quarry. This species, an inhabitant of wooded belts of otherwise open savanna, has shown a precipitous decline in the last few centuries due to a variety of factors. The martial eagle is one of the most persecuted bird species in the world. Due to its habit of taking livestock and regionally valuable game, local farmers and game wardens frequently seek to eliminate martial eagles, although the effect of eagles on this prey is almost certainly considerably exaggerated. Currently, the martial eagle is classified with the status of Endangered by the IUCN.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Martial eagle (revision 1377340639), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q501733 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).