The Bateleur is a mid-sized, oddly-proportioned eagle, with very long wings, an almost 'tailless' appearance and bushy head. It has extensive range across much of sub-Saharan Africa (from southern Mauritania, Senegal, southern Mali and Guinea east to southern Sudan, northern South Sudan, Ethiopia and west Somalia and south to Namibia, Botswana and northern and north-eastern South Africa), and also occurs in south-west Arabia (south-west Saudi Arabia and Yemen). It is a near-threatened species in steep decline with estimated decline of at least 50% of it's population lost in 30 years. The major cause of the decline seems to be almost entirely poisoning by a few large-scale commercial farmers, but poisoning is also a problem in tribal small-stock farming communities. "Bateleur" is French for "Street Performer". This name implies the bird’s characteristic habit of rocking its wings from side to side when gliding, as if catching its balance like a tight-rope walker. Rendered in Poser 2014GD without any post work. Models includes: Flink's Skydome, Dinoraul's Trees and my Songbird ReMix Birds of Prey Volume 5 Bateleur