#0788 · 🐦 birds

Short-toed Snake-Eagle

🇳🇱 Slangenarend ·Circaetus gallicus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The short-toed snake eagle ( Circaetus gallicus ), also known as short-toed eagle , is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. The genus name Circaetus is from the Ancient Greek kirkos , a type of hawk, and aetos , "eagle". The specific gallicus means "of Gaul".

base stats

NL sightings 29iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 17,613iNaturalist observations
weight 136 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).