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 Meru National Park
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
📅 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 Meru National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Black-breasted Snake Eagle sighting in Meru National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Meru National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Meru National Park in our monthly data.