Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Banded Snake-Eagle

Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens

Described by: von Müller, J. W. (1851)
Alternate common name(s): Western Banded Snake Eagle, Banded Snake-eagle, Western Banded Snake-eagle, Smaller Banded Snake-eagle, Banded Harrier-eagle
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Mbwamba Swamps, near Entebbe, Uganda - Feb 27, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Mbwamba Swamps, near Entebbe, Uganda - Feb 27, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  The Gambia - Jan, 2001 © W. S. Clark  The Gambia - Jan, 2001 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

W. to c. tropical Africa; Ethiopia;
Two populations;
Senegambia, sw. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, s. Chad, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, w. and c. Ethiopia, Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. and s. Kenya, Tanzania s. to Angola, ex. ne. Namibia (Caprivi), n. Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe s. to Zambezi River.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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