Short-toed snake eagle
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The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. The genus name Circaetus is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle". The specific gallicus means "of Gallia".[2]
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Short-toed snake eagle | |
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In flight with prey - Trentino-South-Tyrol, Italy | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Circaetus |
Species: | C. gallicus |
Binomial name | |
Circaetus gallicus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | |
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Range of C. gallicus Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding |
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