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- Circaetus beaudouini
Identification
Similar Species
Here is a thread which briefly dicusses the ID and how to distiguish from Short-toed Eagle. [[1]]
Distribution
Africa.
Found from Senegal and Mauritania to Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.[1]
Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Short-toed Eagle.
Habitat
Open savannah woodland
Behaviour
Frequently hovers like its congener Short-toed Snake Eagle C. gallicus.
Diet
Hunts for snakes & lizards
References
- 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.
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Beaudouin's Snake Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Beaudouin%27s_Snake_Eagle
