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Common Name

Short Toed Snake Eagle

Alternate Names

Short Toed Eagle

Common Type

Eagle

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Circaetus

Species

gallicus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Iraq

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Partially migratory with some Resident

Preferred Habitat

Found in cultivated plains, scrub areas, foothills and semi-desert.

Distribution and Range

In India and equitorial Africa but primarily in Mediterranean basin into Russia and the Middle East

Food

Most of its hunting for snakes and some lizards is done while soaring and is known to hover.

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