the Iron Age with various with the bateleur variously known as kgwadira and petleke, and may often in mythology may fulfill the role intelligent servant to their masters, which were considered vultures. In East and Central Africa, the bateleur has been referred to variously as gawarakko and nkona and in the Lake Tanganyika was considered an essential possession of sultans whether the birds were dead or alive. Media References External links Bateleur - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Circaetinae Birds of prey of Sub-Saharan Africa Birds of the Middle East Near threatened animals Near threatened biota of Africa Near threatened biota of Asia Birds described in 1800 Articles containing video clips