Short-toed Eagle
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Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Komodo National Park
6 Verified sightings at Komodo National Park From 2019 to 2026
5,444 Verified sightings across all 43 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the 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".

The short-toed snake eagle was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the falcons, eagles and their relatives in the genus Falco and coined the binomial name Falco gallicus. Gmelin based his description on the "Jean le Blanc" that had been described by the English ornithologist John Latham and the French ornithologists Mathurin Jacques Brisson and the Comte de Buffon. The short-toed snake eagle is now placed in the genus Circaetus that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle". The specific epithet gallicus is Latin for "Gaul" ie France.

Two subspecies are recognised: C... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Komodo National Park

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
LC

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus leucogaster

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Brahminy Kite
LC

Brahminy Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliastur indus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Flores Hawk-Eagle
EN Endemic

Flores Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nisaetus floris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Bonelli's Eagle
LC

Bonelli's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila fasciata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
5 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
12 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
13 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
14 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
23 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
26 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
27 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
28 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
29 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
30 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
31 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
32 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
33 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
Insufficient data
34 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
Insufficient data
35 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
36 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
37 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
38 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
39 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
40 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
41 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
42 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
43 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-toed Eagle in Komodo National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Short-toed Eagle sighting in Komodo National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Short-toed Eagle in Komodo National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Short-toed Eagle in Komodo National Park in our monthly data.

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