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'''Beaudouin's Snake Eagle''' (''Circaetus beaudouini'') is a species of [[ |
'''Beaudouin's Snake Eagle''' (''Circaetus beaudouini'') is a species of [[snake eagle]] in the [[Accipitridae]] family found in the [[Sahel]] region of west Africa. It forms a [[superspecies]] with the [[Palearctic]] [[Short-toed Eagle]] ''Circaetus gallicus'' and the [[Black-chested Snake-eagle]] ''Circaetus pectoralis''<ref>Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2</ref>. |
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==Description== |
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Wingspan 170cm. Grey-brown upperparts, including the head and chest, contrast with white underparts barred with brown and white vent. It has a black bill and large, bright yellow eyes with long pale grey, unfeathered legs<ref>Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2</ref>. |
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==Behaviour== |
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Normally seen perched rather than in flight but generally behaviour is poorly known. The diet mainly consists of snakes and other small vertebrates<ref>Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2</ref>. |
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==Habitat== |
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Open woodlands and cultivation<ref>Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2</ref>. |
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==Distribution== |
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In a narrow band from [[Guinea-Bissau]], [Senegal]] and [[Gambia]] through southern [[Mali]] and [[Burkina Faso]], northern [[Nigeria]] and [[Cameroon]], southern [[Chad]], [[Central African Republic]] and [[South Sudan]]. It has been recorded in [[Uganda]] but its status is uncertain in [[Kenya]]<ref>BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Circaetus beaudouini. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/10/2013</ref>. There may be some nomadic movements, it appears to move southwards during the dry season and northwards during the rains.<ref>Brown, Urban & Newman 1982 The Birds of Africa Volume 1, Academic Press ISBN 0-12-137301-0</ref> |
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==Status== |
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Nowhere common and little studied<ref>Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2</ref>. It appears to be decreasing and is cetegorised as Vulnerable by the IUCN |
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]]<ref>BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Circaetus beaudouini. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/10/2013</ref>. |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=31639&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet] |
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Beaudouin's Snake Eagle (Circaetus beaudouini) is a species of snake eagle in the Accipitridae family found in the Sahel region of west Africa. It forms a superspecies with the Palearctic Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus and the Black-chested Snake-eagle Circaetus pectoralis[1].
Description
Wingspan 170cm. Grey-brown upperparts, including the head and chest, contrast with white underparts barred with brown and white vent. It has a black bill and large, bright yellow eyes with long pale grey, unfeathered legs[2].
Behaviour
Normally seen perched rather than in flight but generally behaviour is poorly known. The diet mainly consists of snakes and other small vertebrates[3].
Habitat
Open woodlands and cultivation[4].
Distribution
In a narrow band from Guinea-Bissau, [Senegal]] and Gambia through southern Mali and Burkina Faso, northern Nigeria and Cameroon, southern Chad, Central African Republic and South Sudan. It has been recorded in Uganda but its status is uncertain in Kenya[5]. There may be some nomadic movements, it appears to move southwards during the dry season and northwards during the rains.[6]
Status
Nowhere common and little studied[7]. It appears to be decreasing and is cetegorised as Vulnerable by the IUCN ]][8].
References
- ^ Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2
- ^ Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2
- ^ Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2
- ^ Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2
- ^ BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Circaetus beaudouini. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/10/2013
- ^ Brown, Urban & Newman 1982 The Birds of Africa Volume 1, Academic Press ISBN 0-12-137301-0
- ^ Kemp, Alan & Meg 1998 SASOL Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, New Holland ISBN 1 85974 100 2
- ^ BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Circaetus beaudouini. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/10/2013
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