The Secretary Bird in Kruger National Park

How to identify the Secretary Bird, its hunting behaviour, conservation status, and the best places to see it in the Greater Kruger around Hoedspruit.

The Secretary Bird is an unmistakable terrestrial raptor - eagle-sized, with long crane-like legs and a black quill crest. It walks the open bushveld stamping snakes and small mammals to death. Numbers have crashed across Africa due to habitat loss; the Greater Kruger remains a stronghold.