Brown Snake Eagle

Brown Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
2 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown snake eagle (Circaetus cinereus) is a fairly large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in West, East and southern Africa. This species is an almost obligate predator of a variety of snakes. A very solitary bird, the brown snake eagle has a prolonged breeding cycle and raises a single eaglet. Although probably naturally scarce, it is classified as a least concern species as it continues to occur over a very broad range. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Brown Snake Eagle at Nyungwe National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
19 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
20 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
23 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
25 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
26 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
27 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
29 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
31 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
32 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
33 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
36 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
38 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
39 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
40 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
41 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
42 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
43 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
44 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
45 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
46 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
47 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
48 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
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