Culebrera pechinegra

Culebrera pechinegra

Circaetus pectoralis

Least Concern
Envergadura
105,6 cm
Peso
1739,0 g
Familia
Accipitridae
Orden
Accipitriformes

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The Black-chested Snake-eagle is a large, powerful raptor of sub-Saharan African open habitats, with dark brown upperparts, a white belly, and a conspicuous black breast forming a dark chest band. It inhabits open and lightly wooded savanna, grasslands, and semi-arid scrub across much of eastern and southern Africa. As its name suggests, it feeds almost exclusively on snakes and other reptiles.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 105,6 cm 41.6 in
Peso 1739,0 g 61.34 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 51-52 days. Fledging: 89-90 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Accipitriformes (Águilas y Gavilanes)
Familia Accipitridae (Águilas, Gavilanes y Milanos)
Genus Circaetus
Especies Circaetus pectoralis

Names in Other Languages

Language Name
Arabic صرارة سوداء الصدر
French Circaète à poitrine noire
German Schwarzbrust-Schlangenadler
Indonesian Elang-ular dada-hitam
Japanese ムナグロチュウヒワシ
Portuguese águia-cobreira-de-peito-preto
Spanish Culebrera pechinegra

Distribution

Culebrera pechinegra has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Culebrera pechinegra endangered?
The Culebrera pechinegra has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Culebrera pechinegra nest?
Nest type: PL. Incubation: 51-52 days. Fledging: 89-90 days.
How big is the Culebrera pechinegra?
The Culebrera pechinegra has a wingspan of 105.6 cm, weight of 1739.0 g.
What order and family does the Culebrera pechinegra belong to?
The Culebrera pechinegra (Circaetus pectoralis) belongs to the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae.

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