Sagittarius serpentarius is found throughout Africa south of the Sahara, except the extreme deserts of the Namib coast and the forested region around the equator in western Africa. Secretary birds do not occur in the southern areas of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria, and are entirely absent from the sub-Saharan countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Biogeographic Regions: ethiopian (Native )
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Bibliographic Citation: Sherman, P. 2007. "Sagittarius serpentarius" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at
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