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Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagle
Eagle

Eagles are large bird of prey which are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several Genus which are not necessarily closely related to each other....
s in the bird of prey
Bird of prey

Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. Their claws and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
 family Accipitridae
Accipitridae

The Accipitridae is one of the two major family within the order Accipitriformes . Many well-known birds, such as hawks, eagles, kite , harrier and Old World vultures are included in this group....
 which also includes many other diurnal raptor
Bird of prey

Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. Their claws and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
s such as buzzard
Buzzard

A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below....
s and harrier
Harrier (bird)

A harrier is any of several species of Diurnal animal bird of prey which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt or harry small animals or birds ....
s.

These are mainly resident Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
n species, but the migratory
Bird migration

Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather....
 Short-toed Eagle
Short-toed Eagle

name = Short-toed Eagle| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1| image = Circaetus gallicus 02.JPG| range_map = Circaetus gallicus dis.PNG| range_map_width = 240px...
 breeds from the Mediterranean basin into Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 and India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, and winters in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara....
 and east to Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
.

Snake eagles are found in open habitats like cultivated plains arid savannaha, but require trees in which to build a stick nest.






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Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagle
Eagle

Eagles are large bird of prey which are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several Genus which are not necessarily closely related to each other....
s in the bird of prey
Bird of prey

Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. Their claws and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
 family Accipitridae
Accipitridae

The Accipitridae is one of the two major family within the order Accipitriformes . Many well-known birds, such as hawks, eagles, kite , harrier and Old World vultures are included in this group....
 which also includes many other diurnal raptor
Bird of prey

Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. Their claws and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
s such as buzzard
Buzzard

A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below....
s and harrier
Harrier (bird)

A harrier is any of several species of Diurnal animal bird of prey which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt or harry small animals or birds ....
s.

These are mainly resident Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
n species, but the migratory
Bird migration

Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather....
 Short-toed Eagle
Short-toed Eagle

name = Short-toed Eagle| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1| image = Circaetus gallicus 02.JPG| range_map = Circaetus gallicus dis.PNG| range_map_width = 240px...
 breeds from the Mediterranean basin into Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
, the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 and India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, and winters in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara....
 and east to Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
.

Snake eagles are found in open habitats like cultivated plains arid savannaha, but require trees in which to build a stick nest. The single egg is incubated mainly or entirely by the female.

Circaetus eagles have a rounded head and broad wings. They prey on reptile
Reptile

Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia, are air-breathing, cold-blooded vertebrates that have skin covered in scale as opposed to hair or feathers....
s, mainly snake
Snake

Snakes are elongate legless carnivore reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears....
s, but also take lizard
Lizard

Lizards are a large and widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 5,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains....
s and occasionally small mammal
Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
s.

Species in taxonomic order

  • Short-toed Eagle
    Short-toed Eagle

    name = Short-toed Eagle| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1| image = Circaetus gallicus 02.JPG| range_map = Circaetus gallicus dis.PNG| range_map_width = 240px...
    , Circaetus gallicus
  • Black-chested Snake-eagle
    Black-chested Snake-eagle

    The Black-chested Snake-eagle is a large African bird of prey of the Accipitridae family. It resembles other circaetus and was once believed to be conspecific with the Short-toed Eagle and Beaudouin's Snake-eagle....
    , Circaetus pectoralis - sometimes included in C. gallicus
  • Beaudouin's Snake-eagle
    Beaudouin's Snake-eagle

    Beaudouin's Snake-eagle is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.References...
    , Circaetus beaudouini - sometimes included in C. gallicus
  • Brown Snake-eagle
    Brown Snake-eagle

    The Brown Snake-eagle is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa....
    , Circaetus cinereus
  • Southern Banded Snake-eagle
    Southern Banded Snake-eagle

    The Southern Banded Snake-eagle or Fasciated Snake-eagle is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe....
     or Fasciated Snake-eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus
  • Banded Snake-eagle, Circaetus cinerascens