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Brown Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinereus Vieillot, LJP 1818
The brown snake eagle is a fairly large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in West, East and southern Africa. This species is an almost obligate predator of a variety of snakes. A very solitary bird, the brown snake eagle has a prolonged breeding cycle and raises a single eaglet. Although probably naturally scarce, it is classified as a least concern species as it continues to occur over a very broad range. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Circaetus
Scientific:
Circaetus cinereus
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Circaetus
Scientific:
Circaetus cinereus
Original description
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1818
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
23 p.445
Protonym:
Circaetus cinereus
Type locality:
Senegal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60113#page/459/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6904D83FD07E202F
Avibase ID:
avibase-6904D83F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6904D83F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175500
Geographic range:
- Circaetus cinereus: Senegambia to northern Ethiopia and southward to South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Brown Snake-Eagle
Catalan:
Àguila serpera bruna
Czech:
orlík hnědý
Danish:
Mørk Slangeørn
German:
Einfarb-Schlangenadler
Spanish:
Culebrera Sombría
Spanish (Spain):
Culebrera Sombría
Finnish:
ruskokäärmekotka
French:
Circaète brun
Croatian:
mrki zmijar
Hungarian:
barna kígyászölyv
Italian:
Biancone bruno
Japanese (romaji):
chairochuuhiwashi
Japanese:
チャイロチュウヒワシ
Lithuanian:
Rudasis gyvatėdis
Dutch:
Bruine Slangenarend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunslangeørn
Norwegian:
Brunslangeørn
Polish:
gadożer brunatny
Portuguese:
Águia-cobreira-castanha
Portuguese (Portugal):
águia-cobreira-castanha
Russian:
Бурый змееяд
Slovak:
hadiar tmavohnedý
Serbian:
Smeđi zmijar
Swedish:
brun ormörn
Ukrainian:
Змієїд бурий
Chinese:
褐短趾雕
Chinese (Traditional):
棕短趾鵰
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Circaète brun ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Circaète brun ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Brown Harrier Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Brown Harrier Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2015: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2016: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2017: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2018: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2019: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2021: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2022: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2023: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| eBird version 2024: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brown Snake-eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Brown Snake Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Brown Harrier-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Circaetus cinereus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Circaëtus cinereus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Circaetus cinereus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Brown Snake-Eagle ( Circaetus cinereus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Circaetus cinereus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Circaetus cinereus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bruinslangarend
Bulgarian: Пепелявосив змияр
Breton: Skoulerer gell
Catalan: Àguila colobrera bruna, Àguila serpera bruna
Czech: Orlík hnedý, orlík hnědý
Welsh: Eryr nadroedd gwinau
Danish: Mørk Slangeørn
German: Brauner Schlangenadler, Einfarbschlangenadler, Einfarb-Schlangenadler
English: Banded Snake-Eagle, Brown Harrier Eagle, Brown Harrier-eagle, Brown Snake Eagle, Brown Snake-Eagle, Smaller Banded Snake Eagle, Snake Eagle
English, HBW: Brown Snake-eagle
English (IOC): Brown Snake Eagle
English (Kenya): Brown Snake Eagle
English (United States): Brown Snake-Eagle
English (South Africa): Brown Snake Eagle
Esperanto: Bruna serpentaglo
Spanish: Águila Culebrera Sombría, Culebrera Sombría
Spanish (Spain): Culebrera Sombría
Spanish (HBW): Brown Snake-Eagle
Estonian: tõmmu-madukotkas
Finnish: ruskokäärmekotka, Ruskokäärmekotkat
French: Circaete brun, Circaète brun
Frisian: Brune slange-earn
Irish: Iolar donn
Galician: Cobreira castaña
Croatian: mrki zmijar
Hungarian: barna kígyászölyv
Italian: Biancone bruno, Biancone cenerino
Japanese (romaji): chairochouhiwashi, chairochuuhiwashi
Japanese: チャイロチュウヒワシ, チャイロチョウヒワシ
Mongolian, Halh: судалт загалай
Kwangali: Ekangakodi
Scientific: Circaetus cinereus, Circaëtus cinereus, Circaetus gallicus cinereus
Lithuanian: Rudasis gyvatėdis
Latvian: Brūnais čūskērglis
Mongolian: судалт загалай
Dutch: Bruine Slangenarend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunslangeørn
Norwegian: Brunslangeørn
Polish: gadozer brunatny, gadożer brunatny
Portuguese: Águia-cobreira-castanha
Portuguese (Portugal): águia-cobreira-castanha, Guincho-castanho
Rhaeto-Romance: Evla alva brina
Russian: Бурый Змееяд
Northern Sami: Ruškesgearpmašgoaskin
Slovak: hadiar tmavohnedý
Slovenian: Rjavi kačar
Serbian: Smeđi zmijar
Swedish: Brun ormörn
Swahili: Tai Kahawia
Turkish: Kahverengi yılan kartalı
Tsonga: Ghama
Ukrainian: Змієїд бурий
Chinese: 褐短趾雕
Chinese (Traditional): 棕短趾鵰
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