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Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius (Miller, JF 1779)

The secretarybird or secretary bird is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savanna of the sub-Saharan region. John Frederick Miller described the species in 1779. Although a member of the order Accipitriformes, which also includes many other diurnal birds of prey such as kites, hawks, vultures, and harriers, it is placed in its own family, Sagittariidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Sagittariidae
Genus:
   Sagittarius
Scientific:
  Sagittarius serpentarius

Original description

Citation:
  (Miller, JF 1779)

Reference:
   Icon. Animalium pt5 pl.28

Protonym:
  Falco serpentarius

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649826

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DCBCCEB89FD9FC3F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DCBCCEB8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DCBCCEB8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175692


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Sagittarius serpentarius: savanna and grassland of sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Secretarybird
Catalan:
Secretari
Czech:
hadilov písař
Danish:
Sekretærfugl
German:
Sekretär
Spanish:
Secretario
Spanish (Spain):
Secretario
Finnish:
sihteeri
French:
Messager sagittaire
Croatian:
sekretar
Hungarian:
kígyászkeselyű
Icelandic:
Örvi
Italian:
Segretario
Japanese (romaji):
hebikuiwashi
Japanese:
ヘビクイワシ
Lithuanian:
Sekretorius
Dutch:
Secretarisvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sekretærfugl
Norwegian:
Sekretærfugl
Polish:
sekretarz
Portuguese:
Secretário
Portuguese (Portugal):
Secretário
Russian:
Птица-секретарь
Slovak:
hadožrút nohatý
Serbian:
Ptica sekretar
Swedish:
sekreterarfågel
Ukrainian:
Секретар
Chinese:
蛇鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
蛇鷲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sagittarius serpentarius
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sagittarius serpentarius
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sagittarius serpentarius
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sagittarius serpentarius

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Sekretarisvoel, Sekretarisvoël
Asturian: Serpentariu
Azerbaijani: ilan quşu, ilancıl, katib quşu, katibə quşu
Belarusian: Птушка-сакратар
Bulgarian: Птица секретар
Bengali: হ঳মক্রটাচয ঩াচি , হ঳মক্রটাচযফাডি
Bengali (transliteration): sēkrēṭāri pākhi, sēkrēṭāribārḍa
Catalan: Secretari
Czech: Hadilov písar, hadilov písař
Welsh: Aderyn y Cwils
Danish: Sekretærfugl
German: Sekretär
Greek: Γραμματεύς
English: Secretary Bird, Secretarybird, Secretary-bird, Sekretary bird
English, HBW: Secretarybird
English (IOC): Secretarybird
English (Kenya): Secretarybird
English (United States): Secretarybird
Esperanto: Sekretarbirdo, Sekretaribirdo
Spanish: Secretario
Spanish (Spain): Secretario
Spanish (HBW): Secretarybird
Estonian: Kurgkotkas, kurgkotkas (sekretärlind), sekretärlind
Basque: Hegazti idazkari
Finnish: Sihteeri, sihteerilintu
French: Messager sagittaire, Messager serpentaire, Secrétaire, Serpentaire
Frisian: Sekretarisfûgel
Irish: Peannaire, Rúnai fadchosach
Galician: Serpentario
Hebrew: לבלר
Croatian: sekretar
Hungarian: kígyászkeselyű, Titkármadár
Icelandic: Örvi
Italian: Segretario, Serpentario
Japanese (romaji): hebikuiwashi
Japanese: ヘビクイワシ
Kazakh: хатшы құс
Kwangali: Mukongo
Kirghiz: кадимки бүркүттурна
Scientific: Falco serpentarius, Gypogeranus africanus, Gypogeranus reptilivorus, Otis secretarius, Sagittarius serpentarius, Sagittarius serpentarius gambiensis, Sagittarius serpentarius orientalis, Secretarius reptilivorus
Luxembourgish: Sekretärvull
Lithuanian: Sekretorius
Latvian: Sekretārs
Dutch: Secretarisvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sekretærfugl
Norwegian: Sekretærfugl
Sotho, Northern: Thlame
Polish: sekretarz
Portuguese: Secretário, Serpentário
Portuguese (Portugal): Secretário
Rhaeto-Romance: Secretari
Romanian: Secretar
Russian: Птица-секретарь, Секретарь
Slovak: hadožrút nohatý
Slovenian: Tajnik
Shona: Hungwe
Serbian: Ptica sekretar, Sekretar
Siswant: Dvoye
Sotho, Southern: Koto-li-peli
Swedish: Sekreterarfågel
Swahili: Karani Tamba
Tajik: паранда-секретар, парранда-секретар
Tswana: Tlhamê
Turkish: Katip Kuşu, Kâtip kuşu, Sekreterkuşu
Tsonga: Mampfana
Tatar: кятип кошы , секретарь кошы , секретарь-кош, сәркятип кошы
Ukrainian: Секретар
Uzbek: мирзо қуш, мирзоқуш
Xhosa: Ingxangxosi
Chinese: 蛇鷲, 蛇鹫, 鹭鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 蛇鷲
Zulu: iNtungunono

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