Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Brown Snake-Eagle
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Brown Snake Eagle, Brown Snake-eagle, Brown Harrier-eagle
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
Subsaharan Africa;
S. Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, sw. Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, c. Chad, s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia s. through Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana to c. Namibia, and n. South Africa (n. Cape Province, Transvaal, Natal).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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