Black-chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)

Other Names (World)
Black-chested Snake-Eagle, Black-breasted Snake-Eagle, Black-breasted Harrier-Eagle, Black-chested Snake Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
68 cm

First Described (Guide)
A. Smith, 1829

Habitat
Open areas of savannah and steppe, deserts, and clearings in woodland. From sea-level - 3,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Eastern Sudan and Ethiopia south to South Africa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) [XC57552]
by id from Awash National Park, Ethiopia (call)

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 Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle (Circaetus beaudouini), and these three species form superspecies.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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