| Circaetus | |
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| File:Circaetus gallicus 02.png | |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Superorder: | Accipitrimorphae |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Circaetinae |
| Genus: | Circaetus Vieillot, 1816 |
Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagles in the bird of prey family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as buzzards and harriers.
Species in taxonomic order[]
- Southern Banded Snake-Eagle or Fasciated Snake Eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinerascens
- Congo Serpent-Eagle, Circaetus spectabilis
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle, Circaetus beaudouini - sometimes included in C. gallicus
- Black-breasted Snake-Eagle, Circaetus pectoralis - sometimes included in C. gallicus
- Brown Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinereus
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
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This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera. |