Gavião-azul vs águia-cobreira-de-peito-preto

Buteogallus schistaceus comparado com Circaetus pectoralis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Gavião-azul águia-cobreira-de-peito-preto
Nome científico Buteogallus schistaceus Circaetus pectoralis
Ordem Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
Família Accipitridae Accipitridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 54,4 cm (21.4 in) 105,6 cm (41.6 in)
Peso 455,0 g (16.05 oz) 1739,0 g (61.34 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Gavião-azul only

águia-cobreira-de-peito-preto only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Gavião-azul

Least Concern

águia-cobreira-de-peito-preto

About These Birds

águia-cobreira-de-peito-preto

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.

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