Southern Banded Snake Eagle

Southern Banded Snake Eagle
Southern Banded Snake Eagle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Genus: Circaetus
Species: C. fasciolatus
Binomial name
Circaetus fasciolatus
Kaup, 1850

The Southern Banded Snake Eagle or Fasciated Snake Eagle (Circaetus fasciolatus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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