brown snake eagle
E787606
The brown snake eagle is a large, powerful African raptor specialized in hunting and eating snakes, including venomous species.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
raptor ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | about 65 to 75 centimetres ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 1.6 metres ⓘ |
| binomialName | Circaetus cinereus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | solitary nester ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
brown snake eagle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
brown snake-eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Gmelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| diet |
birds
ⓘ
lizards ⓘ small mammals ⓘ snakes ⓘ |
| eyeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring ⓘ |
| genus | Circaetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
bushveld
ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ savanna ⓘ semi-arid areas ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
powerful talons
ⓘ
strong hooked bill ⓘ thick-skinned legs for snake handling ⓘ |
| huntingStrategy |
dives onto prey on ground
ⓘ
hunts from high perch ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | white ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeToRegion | sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| nestingSite | tree ⓘ |
| occursInCountry |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preysOn |
non-venomous snakes
ⓘ
venomous snakes ⓘ |
| sizeClass | large raptor ⓘ |
| specializedDiet | snakes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| underwingColor | white ⓘ |
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