Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Western Banded Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinerascens) - HBW 2, p. 132
French: Circaète cendré
German: Bandschlangenadler
Spanish: Culebrera Coliblanca
Other common names: (Smaller) Banded Snake eagle, Banded Harrier eagle
Taxonomy: Circaëtos [sic] cinerascens J. W. von Müller, 1851, Sennar, Sudan.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Senegambia E to S Sudan and W Ethiopia, then S to R Zambezi, occurring S to Angola and Namibia in W, and Zimbabwe and Zambia in E.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile on a dead tree Locality Kakoge, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 August 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A bird flying Locality Uganda (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 31 July 2004 5 years ago 11 sec 3.4 -
immature perched on cactus Locality Kaaku Swamp, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 May 2004 1 year ago 24 sec 3
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Eagle resting on a power pole.
Locality South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (Monotypic species)
Susanne Rintelen 1 May 2008 2 years ago 3.7 -
Eagle resting on a power pole.
Locality South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (Monotypic species)
Susanne Rintelen 1 May 2008 2 years ago 3.4 -
An individual streamlining its perching stance into the wind
Locality Akagera National Park, East Province, Rwanda
Christian Boix Hinzen 9 August 2008 2 years ago 3
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