Short-toed Snake Eagle - Circaetus gallicus |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: North-west Africa and south-west Europe to Gulf of Finland (north) and Lake Balkash and Iran (east). India and Lesser Sundas. HABITAT: Varied, mainly warm temperate and tropical zones. From open woodland to semi-desert POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 62 - 67 cm Wing-span: 170 - 185 cm Weight: 1,2 - 2,0 kg (male) and 1,3 - 2,3 kg (female) STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Beaudouinīs Snake Eagle - Circaetus beaudouini |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: South Mauritania and Senegambia (west) to south-west Sudan, north Uganda and north-west Kenya (east) HABITAT: Open woodland and tree savanna POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 60 cm Wing-span: Weight: STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Black-breasted Snake Eagle - Cetus pectoralis |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: East Sudan and Ethiopia to South Africa HABITAT: Open areas of savanna and steppe POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 65 cm Wing-span: 178 cm Weight: 1,2 - 2,3 kg STATUS: Not globally threatended |
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Brown Snake Eagle - Circaetus cinereus |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Senegambia (east) to north Ethiopia (west) and South Africa (south) HABITAT: Woodland and tree savanna POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 75 cm Wing-span: 164 cm Weight: 1,5 - 2,5 kg STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Southern Banded Snake Eagle - Circaetus fasciolatus |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Kenya to noth-east South Africa along the east-coast of Africa and further inland along major rivers HABITAT: Dense coastal- and riverine forests POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 60 cm Wing-span: Weight: 0,9 - 1,1 kg STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Western Banded Snake Eagle - Circaetus cinerascens |
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None. DISTRIBUTION: Senegambia (west) to south Sudan and west Ethiopia (east) then south to River Zambezi occurring in Angola and Namibia (west) and Zimbabwe and Zambia (east) HABITAT: Riverine- and gallery forests. POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 60 cm Wing-span: 114 cm Weight: 1,1 kg STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Bateleur - Terathopius ecaudatus |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Senegambia (west) to Sudan and Ethiopia (west) and Namibia and South Africa (south) HABITAT: Open woodland and tree savanna POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 60 cm Wing-span: 187 cm Weight: 1,8 - 3,0 kg STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Crested Serpent Eagle - Spilornis cheela |
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SUBSPECIES: S. c. cheela - North India and Nepal S. c. melanotis - South India S. c. spilogaster - Sri Lanka S. c. burmanicus - Burma, South-west China, Thailand and Indochina S. c. davisoni - Andaman Island S. c. minimus - Central Nicrobar Island S. c. ricketti - North Vietnam and south-central & south-east China S. c. perplexus - South Ryukuy Island S. c. hoya - Taiwan S. c. rutherfordi - Hainan S. c. palawanensis - Palawan group (Philippines) S. c. pallidus - Iowlands of north Borneo S. c. richmondi - South Borneo S. c. natunensis (Natuna Serpent Eagle) - Natuna Island and Belitung Island S. c. malayenis - Malay Peninsula, nearby Anambas Island and north Sumatra S. c. batu - South Sumatra and Batu Island S. c. abbotti (Simeulue Serpent Eagle) - Simeulue Island S. c. asturinus (Nias Serpent Eagle) - Nias Island S. c. sipora (Mentawai Serpent Eagle) - Mentawai Island S. c. bido - Java and Bali S. c. baweanus - Bawean Island DISTRIBUTION: HABITAT: Wide variety of habitats, including dry to wet forests, tea plantations, wooded savannas and mangroves POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 41 - 76 cm Wing-span: 123 - 155 cm Weight: 0,4 - 1,8 kg (pallidus 675 - 925 g) STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Philippine Serpent Eagle - Spilornis holospilius |
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None DISTRIBUTION: North & east Philippine Island, from Luzon (north) to Mindanao (south) HABITAT: Forest and forest edge, also in open country POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 48 - 64 cm Wing-span: Weight: 604 -762 g (two birds) STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Sulawesi Serpent Eagle - Spilornis rufipectus |
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SUBSPECIES AND DISTRIBUTION: S. r. rufipectus - Sulawesi and islands of Salayar, Muna and Butung, off south Sulawesi S. r. sulaensis - Banggai and Sula Island, off east Sulawesi HABITAT: Forest edge and openings, secondary forest and grass savannas, from 300 up to 1000 meters POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 41 - 50 cm Wing-span: Weight: STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Kinabalu Serpent Eagle - Spilornis kinabaluensis |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Certain mountains on north Borneo HABITAT: Mountain forests POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 51 - 55 cm Wing-span: Weight: STATUS: RARE |
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle - Spilornis klossi |
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None DISTRIBUTION: Great Nicobar Island HABITAT: Interior of rain forests POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 38 - 41 cm Wing-span: Weight: STATUS: Not globally threatended |
| Andaman Serpent Eagle - Spilornis elgini | |
| SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Andaman Island HABITAT: Forests, typically in clearings, also on open hillsides POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 49 - 54 cm Wing-span: 115 - 123 cm Weight: 790 - 1000 g STATUS: RARE |
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| Congo Serpent Eagle - Dryotriorchis spectabilis | |
| SUBSPECIES AND DISTRIBUTION: D. s. spectabilis - Sierra Leone (west) to south Nigeria and north-west Cameroon (east) D. s. batesi - South Cameroon (west) to west Uganda (east) and Gabon and south-central Zaire (south). North Angola HABITAT: Lowland tropical rain forest POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 50 cm Wing-span: Weight: STATUS: Not globally threatended |
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| Madagascar Serpent Eagle - Eutriorchis astur | |
| SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: North-east Madagascar HABITAT: Rain forest, up to 1000 meter POPULATION: Very few IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 66 cm Wing-span: Weight: STATUS: ENDANGERED READ MORE |
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