Black-chested Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralisSmith, A, 1829
English (US) Black-chested Snake Eagle
The Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) 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.
Range: eastern Sudan and Ethiopia to South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circaetus pectoralis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-chested Snake Eagle
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1829
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Circaeetus pectoralis
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1829
- Original description
- South African Commercial Advertiser 4, no.200, 13 May p.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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