Due to the extensive area covered each day, the number of eagles in the wild is easily over-estimated in its native sub-Saharan region of Africa, but their numbers are declining.
Ngenxa yobubanzi bendawo eziyindizayo ngosuku, isibalo sezinkozi ehlane ezweni lazo lenkaba ezansi kweSaharan Afrika sicatshangelwa ukuthi siphezulu, kodwa isibalo sazo siyancipha endaweni yazo.