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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle* |
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Circaetus beaudouini |
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Description (10)
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Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle, Beaudouin's Harrier-Eagle, Beaudouin's Snake Eagle
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
60 - 66 cm
First Described (Guide)
Verreaux & Des Murs, 1862
Habitat
Dry savannah, open areas of grassland and cultivated areas. From sea-level - 2,000 m.
Burkina Faso (B) (NB), Cameroon (B) (NB), Central African Republic (B) (NB), Chad (B) (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B) (NB), Côte dIvoire (B) (NB), Gambia (B) (NB), Guinea (B) (NB), Mali (B) (NB), Mauritania (B) (NB), Niger (B) (NB), Nigeria (B) (NB), Senegal (B) (NB), Sudan (B) (NB), Uganda (B) (NB).
Unknown to Kenya.
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Southern Mauritania and Senegambia east to south-western Sudan, northern Uganda and north-western Kenya.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction through agricultural intensification, overgrazing, woodcutting and major developments, such as urbanisation, insecticides to control insect outbreaks, and hunting are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) (including beaudouini) and Black-chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) were previously lumped into Circaetus gallicus following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Following a review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group all three are now considered distinct species based on evidence provided by Clark (1999) and Kemp (1994).
Often considered conspecific with Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) and Black-chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis), as some mixed pairs occur and these three species form superspecies.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Very similar to Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) which occurs within the range in winter. That species is slightly larger with proportionately longer wings. Adult Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle (Circaetus beaudouini) has plain underwing coverts whereas Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) typically has dark barring.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Beaudouins Snake-Eagle see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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