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.
- Least Concern
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A bird in a tree. Robe, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 4 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
A bird hanging in the air on a strong wind Koka Reservoir (Lake Gelila), Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 7 April 2002 2 years ago 24 sec 3.5
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a juvenile taking flight Awash National Park, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Stefan Helming 20 September 2009 50 weeks ago 4.3 -
Juvenile Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Kenya
ingwe24 26 September 2007 1 year ago 3.8 -
An adult bird. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 20 February 2006 5 weeks ago 3 -
Adult bird near Ndutu Lodge (Ngorongoro Conservation Area) Tanzania
Jim Watt 5 March 2009 1 year ago 3 -
immature, probably 3rd year Kruger National Park, South Africa
rolandalder 27 January 2009 1 year ago 3 -
adult in flight Harare, Zimbabwe (Monotypic species)
tbjongeling 14 January 2010 8 weeks ago 2.7
- No sound recordings available yet
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