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| − | + | [[Image:Beaudouin s Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini 16.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Near Kwinella, [[The Gambia]], October 2008]] | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Makasutu in The Gambia | + | 60–66 cm (23½-26 in)<br /> |
| + | 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. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Beaudouins_Snake_Eagle.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Makasutu in [[The Gambia]], November 2005]] | ||
| + | Here is a thread which briefly dicusses the ID and how to distiguish from [[Short-toed Eagle]]. [[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=30878]]. They usually show darker upperparts and bolder flight-feather markings than Short-toed Eagle. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]].<br /> | ||
| + | Found from southwestern [[Mauritania]] south to [[Guinea]] and east to southwestern [[Sudan]] and western [[South Sudan]] and possibly to northern [[Uganda]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC 9397.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|d.flack|d.flack}}<br />[[Gambia]], March 2018]] | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
| + | Formerly regarded as a subspecies of [[Short-toed Eagle]]. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Open savannah woodland; fertile plains, often near water. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Frequently hovers like its [[Dictionary_A-C#C|congener]] Short-toed Snake Eagle ''C. gallicus''. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Their main diet consists of snakes, though they also hunt for small mammals, lizards and even insects. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Circaetus+beaudouini}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Circaetus]] |
Revision as of 22:27, 8 April 2018
- Circaetus beaudouini
Identification
60–66 cm (23½-26 in)
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.
Similar Species
Here is a thread which briefly dicusses the ID and how to distiguish from Short-toed Eagle. [[1]]. They usually show darker upperparts and bolder flight-feather markings than Short-toed Eagle.
Distribution
Africa.
Found from southwestern Mauritania south to Guinea and east to southwestern Sudan and western South Sudan and possibly to northern Uganda.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Short-toed Eagle.
Habitat
Open savannah woodland; fertile plains, often near water.
Behaviour
Frequently hovers like its congener Short-toed Snake Eagle C. gallicus.
Diet
Their main diet consists of snakes, though they also hunt for small mammals, lizards and even insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Beaudouin's Snake Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Beaudouin%27s_Snake_Eagle
