Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus [JF Gmelin, 1788] |
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family: Accipitridae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 2560 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
64 cm
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Wingspan: 190 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 1.7 kg
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kirkos=a type of hawk + aetos=an eagle and after Gaul, France |
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World Distribution:
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S Europe, c&s Asia, n Africa |
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Habitat:
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Open forest, steppe, desert |
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Diet:
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Mostly reptiles, especially snakes, also lizards, will eat small prey in the air |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1999
(Cleeves, T.R. et al. 2004. British Birds 97:27-32)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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South-west England:
Isles of Scilly
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Short-toed Snake Eagle | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Slangeřrn | Dutch: Slangearend |
| Finnish: Käärmekotka | French: Circačte Jean-le-Blanc |
| German: Schlangenadler | Hungarian: Kígyászölyv |
| Icelandic: Snákerna | Irish: |
| Italian: Biancone | Norwegian: Slangeřrn |
| Polish: Gadozer zwyczajny | Portuguese: Águia-cobreira |
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Spanish:
Águila culebrera
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Swedish: Ormörn |
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