Animal directory
Secretarybird
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Secretarybird.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Sagittarius serpentarius
- Enclosures
- Aviary
- Status
- Endangered
- Status code
- EN
- Regions
- Africa
- Biomes
- Grassland
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Birds
- Revealed
- 2026-06-23
- Status groups
- Endangered, Threatened
- Tax class
- Aves
- Tax family
- Sagittariidae
- Tax genus
- Sagittarius
- Tax order
- Accipitriformes
- Wild population
- 6,700 - 67,000
- Wild population count
- 6700
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 14 °C
- Temp max
- 36 °C
- Area land min
- 200 m²
- Area land
- 200 m² + 100 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- 60 m² + 25 m² per extra animal
- Area shelter
- 10 m² per animal
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 10-40%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Short Grass 20-80%, Sand 10-70%, Soil 10-70%, Rock 0-20%, Waterlogged 0-10%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
- Life expectancy
- 15-20 years
- Bachelor females
- 1
- Bachelor males
- 1
- Breeding difficulty
- Difficult
- Gestation
- 1.6 months
- Gestation months
- 1.6 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 12 months
- Interbirth months
- 12 months
- Litter label
- Clutch size
- Litter size
- 1-2
- Mating season
- Summer
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Maturity age
- 3 years
- Maturity years
- 3 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Nutritionally Complete Meat, Small Carcasses
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Mirror Mobile, Perch 01, Perch 02, Plant Pot, Rubber Snake, Treasure Box
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Bamboo Feeder, Dog Ball, Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Termite Mound
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- None
- Size female
- 2.2 m
- Size male
- 2.2 m
- Size max
- 2.2 m
- Size measure
- Leg span
- Temperature
- 14 to 36°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small, Water Pipe
- Weather dislikes
- Snow
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 550 g
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: Light Soil terrain | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 12 objects or plants with the Climbable tag; Secretarybird Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Great Rift Valley Reserve and this species released in Great Rift Valley Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 50% native plants | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: Canopy Platform Nest - Large, at least 2; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Great Rift Valley Reserve AND Secretarybird released at Great Rift Valley Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Breeding Partners | Breeding partners | 1 male, 1 female |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Grassland |
| Nature Requirements | Canopy Platform Nest - Large |
(established)
Grassland
Canopy Platform Nest - Large
Secretarybird2
Biomes1
Barriers at this grade4
Enrichment items6
Water sources2
Research levels1
Ecosystems2
Related entries96
- Used by species · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Termite Mound (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Tuberculosis (Used by / linked from)
- Research levels · Secretarybird (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Secretarybird (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Plant Pot (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Treasure Box (Used by / linked from)
- Has release groups · Secretarybird (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Aspergillosis (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses water source · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Release requires ecosystem · Grassland · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Perch 02 (Requires / provides)
- Researches species · Secretarybird (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Herpesvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Termite Mound (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Water Pipe (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Has research · Secretarybird (Requires / provides)
- Secretarybird · Secretarybird (Requires / provides)
- Sp aviary · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Take Pride (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Rubber Snake (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Rope Netting (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Plant Pot (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Mirror Mobile (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Perch 01 (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Marek's Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Treasure Box (Used by / linked from)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Mirror Mobile (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubber Snake (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Plant Pot (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Corrugated (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Chain Link (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avipoxvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Plant Pot (Used by / linked from)
- Secretarybird · Secretarybird (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Water sources · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Mirror Mobile (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Newcastle Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Rubber Snake (Requires / provides)
- Objectives · A Penny Learned (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Usutu Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Perch 01 (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Perch 02 (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Treasure Box (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Treasure Box (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Influenza (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Sp aviary · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Perch 02 (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Perch 01 (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Termite Mound (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · West Nile Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Perch 02 (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Termite Mound (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Mirror Mobile (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Rubber Snake (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Secretarybird (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Perch 01 (Requires / provides)
- Sp aviary · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Feather Lice (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Candidiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Secretarybird (Used by / linked from)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
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