Short-toed Snake-Eagle © Dayananda

Vagrant to Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany (B), Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta (B), Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Sierra Leone, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Forms superspecies with Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle (Circaetus beaudouini) and Black-chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis), both of which are frequently considered subspecies of present species, due to occurrence of mixed pairs in zones of overlap. Population of Lesser Sundas may be racially distinct; averages somewhat smaller and may have different timing of moult, but remains little known at present. Name Circaetus ferox formerly applied, but is unidentifiable.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

• gallicus (Gmelin, 1788)   -  South-western Europe to central Asia, north-western China and India; Lesser Sundas.
• sacerdotis Ng, N, Christidis, Olsen, Norman & Rheindt, 2017   -  Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Besar, Sumba, Alor, Rote, Wetar, Timor, and Tanimbar); reported also eastern Java and Bali, where perhaps only a nonbreeding visitor.

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