secretary bird

Etymology
Probably so named because its crest of long feathers resembles quill pens stuck behind the ears of an office clerk. Alternatively, possibly from, from.

Noun

 * 1) A large terrestrial bird of prey,, native to Africa with very long legs that preys on reptiles, especially snakes.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Amharic:
 * Arabic:
 * Bari:
 * Bulgarian: пти́ца-секрета́р
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 蛇鷲, 鷺鷹, 秘書鳥
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, messager secrétaire, messager serpentaire
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: rúnaí
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 뱀잡이수리
 * Manx: screeudeyr
 * Murle:
 * Navajo: giní jáádnézí
 * Nuer:
 * Portuguese:, serpentário
 * Romanian: pasăre secretar
 * Russian:
 * Southwestern Dinka: adhil
 * Spanish: serpentario
 * Swahili: ndege katibu
 * Swedish: sekreterarfågel
 * West Flemish:
 * Zande: