Genus

Snake-Eagles

Circaetus

6 species in our catalog · found in 91 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusCircaetus (Snake-Eagles)

Species in this group

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Circaetus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Circaetus cinerascens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Circaetus pectoralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Circaetus gallicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Circaetus fasciolatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Circaetus beaudouini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Snake-Eagles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4	~50%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~30%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~30%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~50%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			~10%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~50%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~20%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~20%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~40%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~10%
	Fasciated Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~40%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
6	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	~40%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Fasciated Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
7	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~40%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
8	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~40%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~40%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~40%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~30%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Fasciated Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~30%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			Insufficient data
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Fasciated Snake Eagle			~10%
13	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~10%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
14	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~30%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
15	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~30%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
18	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
19	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
21	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~30%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
22	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
23	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
24	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Short-toed Eagle			~30%
25	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Fasciated Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
27	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			Insufficient data
28	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			Insufficient data
29	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
30	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Short-toed Eagle			~20%
31	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Short-toed Eagle			~20%
32	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~20%
	Short-toed Eagle			~20%
33	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~20%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
34	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
35	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	~20%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Fasciated Snake Eagle			<5%
36	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Short-toed Eagle			~20%
37	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
38	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			Insufficient data
39	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
40	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
41	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
42	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
43	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
44	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
45	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
46	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	4	~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			<5%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
	Beaudouin's Snake Eagle			<5%
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			<5%
48	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			<5%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			Insufficient data
49	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			<5%
50	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
51	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
52	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			~10%
53	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
54	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
55	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			~10%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
	Brown Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
56	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Brown Snake Eagle			~10%
57	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Short-toed Eagle			~10%
58	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~10%
	Banded Snake-Eagle			<5%
	Brown Snake Eagle			<5%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
59	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
	Brown Snake Eagle			<5%
60	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
	Brown Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
61	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
62	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
63	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
64	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
65	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
66	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
67	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
68	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Brown Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
69	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
70	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
71	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
72	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
73	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
74	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
75	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
76	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
77	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
78	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			<5%
	Brown Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
	Banded Snake-Eagle			Insufficient data
79	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
80	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
81	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
82	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
83	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
84	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
85	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
	Brown Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
86	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			<5%
87	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
88	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Brown Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
	Black-breasted Snake Eagle			Insufficient data
89	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
90	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data
91	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Short-toed Eagle			Insufficient data