Western Banded Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens Müller, JW, 1851

1.1 kgWeight

The western banded snake eagle (Circaetus cinerascens) is a grey-brown African raptor with a short tail and a large head.

Most records: Uganda, Zambia, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Zambia, Kenya

Western Banded Snake Eagle has been recorded at 212 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 24 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Lake Mburo NPUganda133 records
South Luangwa NPZambia119 records
Campement de WassadouSenegal97 records

More places

Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya85 records
Liwonde National Park – MvuuMalawi77 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda67 records
Liwonde National ParkMalawi65 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda64 records
Ziwa Rhino SanctuaryUganda59 records
Queen Elizabeth NP – Ishasha RdUganda53 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Zambia Kenya Malawi Botswana Zimbabwe Gambia Senegal

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Western Banded Snake Eagle?

The Western Banded Snake Eagle weighs around 1.1 kg.

Where does the Western Banded Snake Eagle live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal and Gambia to western Ethiopia and south to Namibia and Zimbabwe. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Zambia and Kenya.