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Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus (Daudin, 1800) — also called MAEA. Occurrence records of the Martial Eagle are shared on GBIF from around 21 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 099 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: EndangeredAccipitridae
21reserves with records
2 986records around them
6provinces
ENIUCN category
Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo2 099
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier areaNC Northern Cape385
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga179
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga125
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserveLP Limpopo44
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga37
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal25
MakulekeProtected areaLP Limpopo20
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal15
Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga15
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserveNC Northern Cape8
Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal6
York Private Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo4
Cronje en Dogters Privaat NatuurreserweNature reserveMP Mpumalanga4
Balule Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo4
KleinfonteinGame reserveLP Limpopo3
Commando Drift Nature ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape3
ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserveEC Eastern Cape3
Grietjie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo3
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected areaWC Western Cape2
Endalweni Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveEC Eastern Cape2

By province

Limpopo
7 reserves
Mpumalanga
5 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
3 reserves
Eastern Cape
3 reserves
Northern Cape
2 reserves
Western Cape
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Accipitriformes
Scientific name
Polemaetus bellicosus
GBIF taxon
2480426
Wikidata
Q501733

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.