The Secretary is found in African grasslands and savannas.
Its scientific name is Sagittarius serpentarius.
The Secretary is a carnivore and eats Rodents, Grasshoppers, large insects, and small mammals such as frogs, lizards, and tortoises.
The Secretary is a big bird and lives for 10 to 15 years.
It is 3.9 feet tall and weighs 5 to 9.4 pounds.
The Secretary lays one to three pale green eggs.
Eggs hatch in the order they were laid.
Parents feed the youngest first as they are a target to predators.
Babies eat regurgitated and liquefied insects and other small prey.
The nest is built by both sexes at the top of a dense thorny tree
At a height of between 2.5 to 13 meters above the ground.
They mate on the ground or in trees.
Nest often built in Africa as they live there.
Hello Cooper.
ReplyDeleteI like how you used lots of description about the secretary bird. Next time you might want to check you capitals and full stops as there is some bad punctuation. What colors are secretary birds?
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