Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircaetus (Snake-Eagles)
- SpeciesCircaetus cinerascens (Banded Snake-Eagle)
The western banded snake eagle (Circaetus cinerascens) is a grey-brown African raptor with a short tail and a large head. Juveniles have paler and browner upper parts than adults, with white-edged feathers. The eagle's head, neck and breast are dark-streaked. The underparts are white with pale brown streaks, mainly on belly and thighs. Subadults may be all dark grey-brown without any streak on underparts. The eyes, ears, and legs are yellow. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Banded Snake-Eagle at Lake Manyara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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