Bateleur
The bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) is a medium-sized eagle in the family Accipitridae. Its closest relatives are the snake eagles. It is the only member of the genus Terathopius and may be the origin of the "Zimbabwe Bird", national emblem of Zimbabwe. It is endemic to Africa and small parts of Arabia. "Bateleur" is French for "Street Performer".
Description and Behavior
The average adult is 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in) long with a 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) wingspan. The wing chord averages approximately 51 cm (20 in). Adult weight is typically 2 to 2.6 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 5 lb 12 oz).
The bateleur is a colourful species with a very short tail (ecaudatus is Latin for tailless) which, together with its white underwing coverts, makes it unmistakable in flight. The tail is so small the bird's legs protrude slightly beyond the tail during flight. The bateleur is sexually dimorphic; both adults have black plumage, a chestnut mantle and tail, grey shoulders, tawny wing coverts, and red facial skin, bill and legs. The female additionally has tawny secondary wing feathers. Less commonly, the mantle may be white. Immature birds are brown with white dappling and have greenish facial skin. It takes them seven or eight years to reach full maturity.
Bateleur (disambiguation)
A bateleur is a medium-sized eagle.
Bateleur may also refer to:
Podcasts:
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by Pete Lawrie
All That We Keep
by: Pete LawrieShe's gone on a winters breath
If you find her, then keep whats left
She don't feel like no Love of mine
and the storm don't care what it leaves behind
and Ill miss you, but you must move on
The sun won't shine where you don't belong
(Chorus)
Love is all that we keep
In the box that you're burnt when you lay down to sleep
(x2)
Love of mine, may you find your way
for I lost my love on a winters day
and I don't blame you, its what I love you for
you were born to breeze through an open door
Love of mine, remember me
like a breaking wave, on your broken sea
(Chorus)
Love is all that we keep
In the box that you're burnt when you lay down to sleep
(x2)
(Break)
(Chorus)
Love is all that we keep
In the box that you're burnt when you lay down to sleep