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 Niokolo-Koba National Park
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
📅 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Brown Snake Eagle sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Snake Eagle in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Brown Snake Eagle in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.