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Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius). Feet shapes of some falconiform birdsThe moderately powerful foot of a lammergeier (Gypaetus); the fish-gripping foot of an osprey (Pandion), with reversible outer toe and rough spicules on the soles; the extremely powerful foot of a harpy eagle (Harpia); the generalized raptorial foot of a buzzard (Buteo); the weak foot of a New World vulture (Cathartes); the foot of a short-toed eagle (Circaetus), for gripping snakes; the foot of a bird-catching goshawk (Accipiter), with long toes and talons; and the foot of a secretary bird (Sagittarius), adapted for walking.
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Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Population Trends and Ecology: Insights from South African Citizen Science Data. Nov 29, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Reading - CentAUR - The fast and forceful kicking strike of the secretary bird. Oct 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Cell - Secretary birds. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Oiseaux Birds - Secretarybird. Sep 22, 2023
Add new Web site: BirdLife South Africa - Conserving South Africa’s Secretarybirds. Jul 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Secretary Bird. May 24, 2022
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Secretary bird. Mar 19, 2021
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Secretary Birds and Their Types. Nov 03, 2017
Add new Web site: EDGE of Existence - Secretarybird. Jan 30, 2017
Add new Web site: KidsBiology.com - Secretary Bird. Jan 30, 2017
Add new Web site: Wildscreen ARKive - Secretarybird. May 15, 2013
Add new Web site: Siyabona Africa - Secretary Bird. May 15, 2013
Add new Web site: BirdLife International - Secretarybird. May 15, 2013
Add new Web site: The Animal Files - Secretary Bird. May 15, 2013
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Secretary Bird. May 15, 2013
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Secretary bird. May 15, 2013
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Secretary Bird. May 14, 2013
Added new Web site: AvainWeb - Secretary Birds. Oct 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Site of Lehman College, Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. Oct 03, 2008
Added new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Secretary Bird. Oct 03, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Secretary Bird. May 21, 2008
Media added. Oct 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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