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Banded Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens Müller, JW 1851

The western banded snake eagle is a grey-brown African raptor with a short tail and a large head. Juveniles have paler and browner upper parts than adults, with white-edged feathers. The eagle's head, neck and breast are dark-streaked. The underparts are white with pale brown streaks, mainly on belly and thighs. Subadults may be all dark grey-brown without any streak on underparts. The eyes, ears, and legs are yellow. They have crested chests. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Circaetus
Scientific:
  Circaetus cinerascens


Original description

Citation:
  Müller, JW 1851

Reference:
   Naumannia 1 Heft4 p.27

Protonym:
  Circaëtus cinerascens

Type locality:
  Sennar.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2374478#page/341/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4327F813018F6D37

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4327F813

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4327F813


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175499

Geographic range:

  • Circaetus cinerascens: savanna and thornscrub of sub-Saharan Africa
English:
Banded Snake-Eagle
Catalan:
Àguila serpera cuablanca
Czech:
orlík menší
Danish:
Brun Slangeørn
German:
Bandschlangenadler
Spanish:
Culebrera Coliblanca
Spanish (Spain):
Culebrera Coliblanca
Finnish:
jokikäärmekotka
French:
Circaète cendré
Croatian:
smeđotrbi zmijar
Hungarian:
örvös kígyászölyv
Italian:
Biancone cenerino
Japanese (romaji):
obichuuhiwashi
Japanese:
オビチュウヒワシ
Lithuanian:
Dryžasis gyvatėdis
Dutch:
Kleine Grijze Slangenarend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bandslangeørn
Norwegian:
Båndslangeørn
Polish:
gadożer białopręgi
Portuguese:
Águia-cobreira-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
águia-cobreira-de-cauda-branca
Russian:
Серогрудый змееяд
Slovak:
hadiar popolavý
Serbian:
Prugasti zmijar
Swedish:
flodormörn
Ukrainian:
Змієїд бурогрудий
Chinese:
小斑短趾雕
Chinese (Traditional):
小斑短趾鵰


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Circaète cendré ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Circaète cendré ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 1st edition:
Banded Harrier Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2021:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2022:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2023:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2024:
Western Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 3rd edition:
Smaller Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 4th edition:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2015:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2016:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2017:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2018:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Clements, version 2019:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 1.50:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 1.52:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 1.53:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 1.54:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 1.55:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2015:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2016:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2017:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2018:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2019:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2021:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2022:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2023:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
eBird version 2024:
Western Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Smaller Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Smaller Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Western Banded Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Western Banded Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Smaller Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Circaetus cinerascens
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Circaëtus cinerascens
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Circaetus cinerascens
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Banded Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Circaetus cinerascens
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Circaetus cinerascens

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Enkelbandslangarend
Bengali: ঩চিভা দাচগ ঳া঩িইগর
Bengali (transliteration): paścimā dāgi sāpa'īgala*
Catalan: Àguila serpera cuablanca
Czech: Orlík menší
Danish: Brun Slangeørn
German: Bandschlangenadler, Band-Schlangenadler
English: Banded Harrier Eagle, Banded Harrier-eagle, Banded Harrier-Eagler, Banded Snake Eagle, Banded Snake-Eagle, Smaller Banded Harrier-Eagle, Smaller Banded Snake Eagle, Smaller Banded Snake-eagle, Smaller Eagle, Western Banded Harrier-Eagle, Western Banded Snake Eagle, Western Banded Snake-eagle
English, HBW: Western Banded Snake-eagle
English (IOC): Western Banded Snake Eagle
English (Kenya): Western Banded Snake Eagle
English (United States): Banded Snake-Eagle
English (South Africa): Western Banded Snake Eagle
Esperanto: Grizbruna serpentaglo
Spanish: Águila Culebrera de Cola Blanca, Culebrera Coliblanca
Spanish (Spain): Culebrera Coliblanca
Spanish (HBW): Banded Snake-Eagle
Estonian: jõgi-madukotkas
Finnish: Jokikäärmekotka
French: Circaète cendré
Croatian: smeđotrbi zmijar
Hungarian: örvös kígyászölyv
Italian: Biancone cenerino, Biancone cenerino minore
Japanese (romaji): obichouhiwashi, obichuuhiwashi
Japanese: オビチュウヒワシ, オビチョウヒワシ
Mongolian, Halh: загалай
Scientific: Circaëtos [sic] cinerascens, Circaëtos cinerascens, Circaetus cinerascens, Circaëtus cinerascens
Lithuanian: Dryžasis gyvatėdis
Mongolian: загалай
Dutch: Kleine Grijze Slangenarend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bandslangeørn
Norwegian: Båndslangeørn
Polish: gadozer bialopregi, gadożer białopręgi
Portuguese: Águia-cobreira-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): águia-cobreira-de-cauda-branca, Guincho-pequeno
Russian: Окаймленный Змееяд, Полосатый змееяд, Серогрудый змееяд
Slovak: hadiar popolavý
Serbian: Prugasti zmijar
Swedish: flodormörn, Mindre bandad ormörn
Swahili: Tai Miraba Magharibi
Turkish: Batılı çizgili yılan kartalı
Ukrainian: Змієїд бурогрудий
Chinese: 小斑短趾雕
Chinese (Traditional): 小斑短趾鵰

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