The scientific name is derived from Haliaeetus, New Latin for "sea eagle" (from the Ancient Greek haliaetos), and vocifer is derived from its original genus name, so named by the French naturalist François Levaillant, who called it 'the vociferous one'.
# On a wreath Or and Gules on water Barry wavy Azure and Argent in front of a sun rising Or an African Fish Eagle rising proper
African American | fish | Eagle | African | African National Congress | African Development Bank | American Eagle Outfitters | Central African Republic | Organisation of African Unity | Reel Big Fish | Golden Eagle | South African Air Force | African Union | Economic Community of West African States | Bald Eagle | Wedge-tailed Eagle | South African Republic | North African Campaign | West African Development Bank | United States Fish and Wildlife Service | eagle | North West (South African province) | Free State (South African province) | African trypanosomiasis | White-tailed Eagle | The Eagle | King's African Rifles | Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi | Confederation of African Football | African diaspora |
The region is also rich in bird life, including the near-endemic Stierling's Woodpecker as well as other species like vultures, fish eagle, kingfisher, yellow billed stork and plover.