Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagles in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. They are mainly resident African species, but the migratory short-toed snake eagle breeds from the Mediterranean basin into Russia, the Middle East and India, and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and east to Indonesia.
Snake eagles are found in open habitats like cultivated plains arid savanna, but require trees in which to build a stick nest. The single egg is incubated mainly or entirely by the female.
Circaetus eagles have a rounded head and broad wings. They prey on reptiles, mainly snakes, but also take lizards and occasionally small mammals.
aetos, "eagle". The genus contains six species. Circaetus rhodopensis (late Miocene of Bulgaria) Circaetus haemusensis (early Pleistocene of Bulgaria) Vieillot...
Eagle - Circaetus Cinereus - [1] Data related to Circaetus cinereus at Wikispecies Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds: Circaetus cinereus...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Circaetus spectabilis. Wikispecies has information related to Circaetus spectabilis. Picture, video, and distribution...
Circaetus fasciolatus. Wikispecies has information related to Circaetus fasciolatus. Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds: Circaetus fasciolatus...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Circaetus cinerascens. Wikispecies has information related to Circaetus cinerascens. Species text in The Atlas...
Pithecophaga in south Asia, the others in Africa. The short-toed eagle Circaetus gallicus migrates between temperate Eurasia and Africa, as well as being...
Birds include the black stork (Ciconia nigra), short-toed snake-eagle (Circaetus gallicus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)...
Martin, Graham R.; Katzir, G (1999). "Visual fields in Short-toed Eagles, Circaetus gallicus (Accipitridae), and the function of binocularity in birds". Brain...
Daptrius, Ibycter, Polyborus) and eleven new genera of accipitrines (Aquila, Circaëtus, Circus, Buteo, Milvus, Ictinia, Physeta, Harpia, Spizaëtus, Asturina...
feed on snakes, giving them their name and are placed along with the Circaetus snake-eagles in the subfamily Circaetinae. This medium-large, dark brown...
unique to Mont Ventoux. It is a good place to spot the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus). Its biological distinctiveness was recognised by UNESCO in...
v t e Subfamily: Circaetinae Genus Species Terathopius Bateleur Circaetus Beaudouin's snake eagle Short-toed snake eagle Black-chested snake eagle Brown...
individuals are sometimes also mistaken with pale morph short-toed eagles (Circaetus gallicus) which are much larger with a considerably bigger head, longer...
suggested to have their closest living relations in the similarly large Circaetus snake eagles. This relationship was well borne-out by a genetic study...
serpent eagles Genus Spilornis Genus Pithecophaga Genus Terathopius Genus Circaetus Genus Dryotriorchis Subfamily Aegypiinae – Old World vultures Genus Sarcogyps...
as that of a tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) or a short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), species that weigh about half as much as a crowned eagle. However...
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