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Photo by Steve G
Near Kwinella, The Gambia, October 2008

Circaetus beaudouini

[edit] Identification

Look for the thin parallel dark lines going from the body onto underwing coverts on the flying adult bird. In addition, wings are a little shorter.

[edit] Similar Species

Here is a thread which briefly dicusses the ID and how to distiguish from Short-toed Eagle. [[1]]

[edit] Distribution

Photo by Steve G
Makasutu in The Gambia, November 2005

Africa.
Found from Senegal and Mauritania to Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.^[1]
Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Short-toed Eagle.

[edit] Habitat

Open savannah woodland

[edit] Behaviour

Frequently hovers like its congener Short-toed Snake Eagle C. gallicus.

[edit] Diet

Hunts for snakes & lizards

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BF Member observations

• List of references

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