..     SHORT-TOED EAGLE (circaetus gallicus)     ..

a.k.a. SHORT-TOED SNAKE-EAGLE.

Image: J.F. Naumann

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Length: 62-67cm

Wingspan: 1.70-1.85m

Weight: 1.2-2.2kg

Harsh 'jeee' and barking 'ock-ock'

 

 

Open country, in particular rocky hills with scattered trees.

 

Widespread

EU25: Secure

IUCN:Least Concern

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N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

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~47 days

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Breeding Season: from April

17 years

 

 

5400-7500 pairs

 

 

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Snakes and lizards.

 

 

Cup of twigs lined with leaves, in a tree.

 

Southern and Eastern Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Circa�te Jean-le-Blanc

Schlangenadler

Biancone

Slange�rn

Culebrera Europea

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