Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Brown Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinereus)
French: Circaète brun
German: Einfarb Schlangenadler
Spanish: Culebrera Sombría
Other common names: Brown Harrier eagle
Taxonomy: Circaetus cinereus Vieillot, 1818, Senegal.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Senegambia E to N Ethiopia and S to South Africa.
- Least Concern
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A bird perched on a dead tree in a windy morning, then starts flying Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 35 weeks ago 37 sec 3.7 -
An adult in a tree Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 3 years ago 24 sec 3.1 -
A bird flying Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 34 weeks ago 9 sec 3 -
A bird perched on the top of a big Acacia tree Amboseli National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 31 December 2002 1 year ago 11 sec 2.7 -
A bird perched in a tree. Bansang, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 12 January 2003 1 year ago 17 sec 2.7
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A perched Brown Snake-Eagle. The uniformly dark-brown plumage & grey cere are typical of this species. Tendaba, The Gambia
Steve Garvie 20 November 2005 12 weeks ago 4 -
Eagle resting on a power pole South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (ssp cinereus)
Susanne Rintelen 1 May 2008 19 weeks ago 3.5 -
Eagle resting on a power pole South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (ssp cinereus)
Susanne Rintelen 1 May 2008 19 weeks ago 3.3 -
A bird perched on a branch. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 1 October 2007 1 year ago 3.3
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