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Secretarybird
Order:
Falconiformes
Family: Sagittariidae
1 species
open habitats of Africa;
100 cm; crest of long, paddle-shaped feathers; bill short, hooked; face bare; wings large; tail long with central rectrices extended; legs very long, toes short and partly webbed; claws nail-like;
cursorial predators on terrestrial animals;
sexes similar but male larger; monogamous; up to 3 white eggs.