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Polemaetus bellicosus
The Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a bird found in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Kenya. Open savanna and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. It eats small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.
See the Martial eagle on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Polemaetus bellicosus |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| Found in | South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Kenya |
🏡 Where the Martial eagle lives
Open savanna and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🐭 Mammals & birds80%
- 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
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Recorded by Stratton Hatfield (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC459351. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Martial eagle
Where does the Martial eagle live?
The Martial eagle lives in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Kenya. Open savanna and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa.
What does the Martial eagle eat?
small mammals and birds (about 80%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the Martial eagle endangered?
Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.