Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 9,251
- Most observed in
- 🇫🇷 France
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Short-toed snake eagle”.