The secretary
bird or secretary bird is a
very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah
of the sub-Saharan
region.
Its common name is popularly thought to derive from the crest of long
quill-like feathers, lending the bird the appearance of a secretary with
quill pens tucked behind their ear, as was once common practice. Source
