Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Black-breasted Snake-eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) - HBW 2, p. 131

French: Circaète à poitrine noire German: Schwarzbrust Schlangenadler Spanish: Culebrera Pechinegra
Other common names: Black chested Snake eagle, Black breasted Harrier eagle

Taxonomy: Circaeetus [sic] Pectoralis A. Smith, 1829, South Africa.
Often considered conspecific with C. gallicus and C. beaudouini; these three species form superspecies. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Sudan and Ethiopia S to South Africa.

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