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Western Banded Snake Eagle
Enkelbandslangarend · Circaetus cinerascens
One of Kruger's rarest and most localised raptors, this compact grey-brown snake eagle keeps to leafy trees along big northern rivers. It rarely flies far, dropping from a perch to grab snakes and lizards, and is best told by the single broad white bar across its short tail.
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Stocky grey-brown snake eagle with a big head and one bold white band across a short black tail.
Where to see it in Kruger
A sought-after special of the far north, in tall riverine woodland around Pafuri and the Luvuvhu and Limpopo rivers.
Did you know
This shy eagle hardly ever soars and prefers to sit quietly in riverside trees waiting for a snake.
Often confused with
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