Black-breasted Snake Eagle

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
775 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-chested snake eagle or black-breasted snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) is a large African bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. It resembles other snake eagles and was formerly considered conspecific with the short-toed and Beaudouin's snake eagles, to which it is closely related. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-breasted Snake Eagle sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 775 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Serengeti National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-breasted Snake Eagle sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 775 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Serengeti National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-breasted Snake Eagle in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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