The Bateleur Eagle in Kruger National Park

How to identify the Bateleur Eagle, its calls and behaviour, conservation status, and the best places to see it in the Greater Kruger around Hoedspruit.

The Bateleur is a stocky, short-tailed eagle of African savannas, immediately recognisable in flight by its rocking glide and apparent missing tail. Adults have a black body, chestnut back and bright red face and legs. It is a common Greater Kruger resident, scavenging carrion and hunting small prey across open bushveld.