Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircaetus (Snake-Eagles)
- SpeciesCircaetus cinereus (Brown Snake Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
📅 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 Brown Snake Eagle in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Brown Snake Eagle sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 293 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Snake Eagle in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Brown Snake Eagle in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.