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Brown Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Description:

The Brown Snake-Eagle is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Accipitridae bird family group which includes birds such as Raptors, Old Vultures, Osprey. The Brown Snake-Eagle has a height of 76 cms and weighs around 2000 gms. The head is coloured brown while the bill is coloured black. The Circaetus cinereus has a white coloured throat, yellow legs and a brown coloured back. The eyes are yellow.

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2 Comments

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 11 years ago

superb!!!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Espectacular rapaz muy bella

MaithiliSave
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MaithiliSave

Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Apr 26, 2012
Submitted on Jun 1, 2012

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