Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusCircaetus (Snake-Eagles)
SpeciesCircaetus gallicus (Short-toed Eagle)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Periyar National Park

1 Verified sightings at Periyar National Park From 2019 to 2026

5,450 Verified sightings across all 44 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ 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 Periyar National Park

Spilornis cheela

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ictinaetus malayensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Haliastur indus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Circus aeruginosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Aviceda leuphotes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nisaetus cirrhatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lophotriorchis kienerii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nisaetus kelaarti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elanus caeruleus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hieraaetus pennatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aquila clanga

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

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	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
18	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
19	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
20	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
21	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
22	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
23	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
24	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
25	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
26	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
27	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
28	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
29	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
30	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
31	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
32	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
33	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
34	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	Insufficient data
35	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
36	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
37	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
38	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
39	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
40	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
41	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
42	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
43	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
44	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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Short-toed Eagle

About the Short-toed Eagle

Recent sightings of Short-toed Eagle in Periyar National Park

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

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Oriental Honey-buzzard

Black Eagle

Brahminy Kite

Western Marsh-Harrier

Black Baza

Crested Hawk-Eagle

Rufous-bellied Eagle

Legge's Hawk-Eagle

Black-winged Kite

Booted Eagle

Greater Spotted Eagle

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found