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African fish eagles are indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging over most of continental Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Several examples of places where they may be resident, include the Orange River in South Africa and Namibia , the Okavango Delta in Botswana , and Lake Malawi bordering Malawi , Tanzania , and Mozambique .
The arms consist of an escutcheon with the tincture or (gold). The supporter is an African fish eagle holding a crossed spear and spade, symbolizing the people's resolve to protect the sovereignty of their republic and work hard to feed it, [3] described in some press accounts as a shield and two spears.
It is also a Ramsar Site with over 400 bird species, 100 mammal species, and 100 fish species. Many of the protected areas are exploited for illegal hunting and rearing of livestock. [6] South Sudan's protected areas are in the flood plains of the Nile River. The habitat predominantly comprises grasslands, high-altitude plateaus and escarpments ...
The hydrology of the eastern part of South Sudan is complicated by the Sudd, a vast area of marshland into which many rivers flow and lose their identity. Much of the water entering the Sudd is lost to evaporation, but much ultimately drains to the White Nile .
The African spurred tortoise and the leopard tortoise occur in arid areas and several aquatic species of terrapin, such as the African helmeted turtle, occur in swamps and marshes. [7] Among the 19 genera of amphibians found in Sudan there is one endemic species of frog. [8] 634 species of bird have been recorded in Sudan. [9]
Eagle From left to right, top row first: golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), brown snake eagle (Circaetus cinereus), solitary eagle (Buteogallus solitarius), black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) and African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer). Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: Animalia: Phylum: Chordata: Class: Aves: Order ...
He identified aquafauna in the rivers flowing through the park as aba, an eel-like fish, tilapia, Nile bichir, lung fish, catfish, and a few crocodiles.Mammals reported to have been present in the park during Anderson's time in Southern Sudan were giant eland, waterbuck, kob, hartebeest, korrigum, African buffalo, Kordofan giraffe, oribi, northern white rhino, reedbuck, lion, colobus monkey ...
Atbara River. Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbara in times of flood) Tekezé River (or Setit) Angereb River (or Greater Angereb River) Blue Nile. Rahad River; Dinder River; White Nile. Adar River. Yabus River; Bahr el Ghazal. Jur River; Bahr al-Arab. Adda River; Umbelasha River; Lol River; Sobat River : Baro River; Pibor River ...