brown snake eagle

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The brown snake eagle is a large, powerful African raptor specialized in hunting and eating snakes, including venomous species.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
brown snake eagle canonical 2
brown snake-eagle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
raptor
activityPattern diurnal
averageBodyLength about 65 to 75 centimetres
averageWingspan about 1.6 metres
binomialName Circaetus cinereus
linked to: Circaetus
bodyColor dark brown
breedingBehavior solitary nester
class Aves
clutchSize 1 egg
commonName brown snake eagle
brown snake-eagle
linked to: brown snake eagle
describedBy Gmelin
describedInYear 1788
diet birds
lizards
small mammals
snakes
eyeColor yellow
family Accipitridae
flightStyle soaring
genus Circaetus
habitat bushveld
open woodland
savanna
semi-arid areas
hasAdaptation powerful talons
strong hooked bill
thick-skinned legs for snake handling
huntingStrategy dives onto prey on ground
hunts from high perch
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
legColor white
nativeToContinent Africa
nativeToRegion sub-Saharan Africa
nestingSite tree
occursInCountry Angola
Botswana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Kenya
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
order Accipitriformes
preysOn non-venomous snakes
venomous snakes
sizeClass large raptor
specializedDiet snakes
taxonRank species
underwingColor white

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kiang West National Park hasBirdSpecies brown snake eagle
brown snake eagle commonName brown snake eagle
brown snake eagle commonName brown snake-eagle
linked to: brown snake eagle