Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircaetus (Snake-Eagles)
- SpeciesCircaetus pectoralis (Black-breasted Snake Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Etosha National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Black-breasted Snake Eagle sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Etosha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.