Avibase: Circaetus pectoralis (Black-chested Snake Eagle)

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Black-chested Snake Eagle

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Black-chested Snake-Eagle - Circaetus pectoralis	Wouter van Spijker	2026-06-03	, Lusaka (Zambia)	-	659188379 macaulaylibrary.org
Black-chested Snake-Eagle - Circaetus pectoralis	Wouter van Spijker	2026-05-18	, Southern (Zambia)	-	657914577 macaulaylibrary.org
Black-chested Snake Eagle - Circaetus pectoralis	Toon Spanhove	15-10-2009	Awash National Park, Afar (Ethiopia) (? m)	call (no score) - juvenile	57552 xeno-canto.org

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