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A secretive, reptile hunting Snake Eagle of coastal forests. Its near-threatened status is mainly due to the destruction of its natural habitat as fewer and fewer continuous stretches of coastal forest remain. It is highly vocal but tends to stick to a single hidden perch in the high canopy. It is rare to see this species circling over the forest and this makes it a difficult bird to spot.

Southern Banded Snake Eagle (Southern Banded Harrier Eagle) Circaetus fasciolatus RANGE Sub-Saharan Africa. Very limited range in coastal East Africa from southern Somalia south to Natal and Zululand. Southern breeders may move northwards during the southern summer. HABITAT Dense coastal woodland and forest, also cultivated land with scattered tall trees. Ranges inland along large rivers.