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title: "Orzełek afrykański"
description: "Hieraaetus wahlbergi — Ptaki. Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/wahlberg-s-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orzełek afrykański

> Hieraaetus wahlbergi — Ptaki. Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas.

- Scientific name: *Hieraaetus wahlbergi*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2349
- Wikidata: [Q10767087](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10767087)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144469](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144469)

## Names

- en: Wahlberg's Eagle
- de: Silberadler
- es: Águila de Wahlberg
- fr: Aigle de Wahlberg
- pt: Águia-de-wahlberg
- pl: Orzełek afrykański

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1430), UG (152), KE (135), TZ (79), GM (72), ZW (65), ZM (58), MW (56), NA (48), BW (41), RW (23), SN (22)

## Summary

Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas.
It is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahlberg%27s_eagle

## Photo

![Orzełek afrykański](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wahlberg-s-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304204395

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wahlberg-s-eagle?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).