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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One bird on the ground Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Rémi Bigonneau 5 May 2009 1 year ago 4.3
Perched atop a dead tree Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Jim Watt 15 February 2012 1 year ago 4.3
Snake Eagle Locality Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
HGhiold 27 October 2012 23 weeks ago 4.3
a juvenile taking flight Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Stefan Helming 20 September 2009 3 years ago 4.3
An adult on flight near Lower Sabie (on the tar road) Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 20 August 2011 1 year ago 4.2
An adult perched in a low tree. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 29 January 2009 16 weeks ago 4
Rear view of an adult perched in a tree. Locality Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 5 December 2010 2 years ago 3.9
Close up Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Rémi Bigonneau 5 May 2009 1 year ago 3.9
A bird perching on a pole Locality Bosua Pass, Khomas Region, Namibia
Nacho Aransay 10 May 2005 11 weeks ago 3.8
Juvenile Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Locality Kenya
Philip Perry 26 September 2007 4 years ago 3.8
An adult on a rock. Locality World of Birds, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 1998 44 weeks ago 3.2
A juvenile in flight Locality North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 2 April 2011 1 year ago 3.2
An adult Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 1999 2 years ago 3.2
An adult bird. Locality Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 20 February 2006 2 years ago 3
Adult bird near Ndutu Lodge (Ngorongoro Conservation Area) Locality Tanzania
Jim Watt 5 March 2009 3 years ago 3
immature, probably 3rd year Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
rolandalder 27 January 2009 4 years ago 3
adult in flight Locality Harare, Zimbabwe (Monotypic species)
tbjongeling 14 January 2010 2 years ago 2.9
A close up of a bird. Locality Robe, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 December 2005 2 years ago 2.3
Look at the landscape Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
JOSÉ ENRIQUE JIMÉNEZ 23 August 2009 2 years ago 2