Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Short-toed Snake Eagle
The Short-toed Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Circaetus gallicus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-toed Snake Eagle
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Circaetus gallicus gallicus
- Circaetus gallicus sacerdotis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco gallicus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- France.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.259
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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