Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircaetus (Snake-Eagles)
- SpeciesCircaetus gallicus (Short-toed Eagle)
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". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Short-toed Eagle at Murchison Falls National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there