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The brown snake eagle (Circaetus cinereus) is a fairly large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in West, East and southern Africa. This species is an almost obligate predator of a variety of snakes. A very solitary bird, the brown snake eagle has a prolonged breeding cycle and raises a single eaglet.
Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagles in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. They are mainly resident African species, but the migratory short-toed snake eagle breeds from the Mediterranean basin into Russia , the Middle East and India , and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and east to Indonesia .
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[3] [4] These birds mainly specialise in feeding on snakes and other reptiles, which is the reason most are referred to as "snake-eagles" or "serpent-eagles". The exceptions are the bateleur , a more generalised hunter, and the Philippine eagle , which preys on mammals and birds.
Black-chested snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus pectoralis Smith, A, 1829: 62 Brown snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus cinereus Vieillot, 1818: 63 Southern banded snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus fasciolatus Kaup, 1847: 64 Western banded snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus cinerascens Müller, JW, 1851: 65 Congo serpent eagle ...
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The western banded snake eagle (Circaetus cinerascens) is a grey-brown African raptor with a short tail and a large head. Juveniles have paler and browner upper parts than adults, with white-edged feathers. The eagle's head, neck and breast are dark-streaked. The underparts are white with pale brown streaks, mainly on belly and thighs.
The southern banded snake eagle is a rather small, stocky snake eagle with a large, rounded head which has a hooded beak. It has a grey-brown head contrasting slightly with the mainly blackish-brown upperparts and whitish underparts. The tail has a white tip and shows three distinct dark bands on the underside.