Short-toed snake eagle

Short-toed snake eagle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Circaetus
Species:
C. gallicus
Binomial name
Circaetus gallicus
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Subspecies
  • C. g. gallicus - (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
  • C. g. sacerdotis - Ng, N, Christidis, Olsen, Norman & Rheindt, 2017
Range of C. gallicus
  Breeding
  Resident
  Passage
  Non-breeding

The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), also known as the 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 Gallia".[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Circaetus gallicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734216A95078150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734216A95078150.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 108, 170. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.