Beaudouin's snake eagle
| Beaudouin's snake eagle | |
|---|---|
| Perched adult bird near Kampanti, Gambia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Circaetus |
| Species: | C. beaudouini |
| Binomial name | |
| Circaetus beaudouini Verreaux & Des Murs, 1862 | |
Beaudouin's snake eagle (Circaetus beaudouini) is a species of snake eagle in the family Accipitridae found in the Sahel region of west Africa. It forms a superspecies with the Palearctic short-toed snake eagle Circaetus gallicus and the black-chested snake eagle Circaetus pectoralis. This bird seems to be declining in numbers and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as a "vulnerable species".
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