Listen to the Short-toed snake eagle
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About the Short-toed snake eagle
The Short-toed snake eagle is a bird in the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 180 cm and weigh around 136 g.
What does the Short-toed snake eagle sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call and begging call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. The genus name Circaetus is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle". The specific gallicus means "of Gallia".
More from the family Accipitridae
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Eurasian sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian goshawk
Astur gentilis
Black kite
Milvus migrans
Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Eurasian griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus
Red kite
Milvus milvus
Hen harrier
Circus cyaneus
Booted eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Bonelli's eagle
Aquila fasciata
Black-winged kite
Elanus caeruleus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Short-toed snake eagle sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Short-toed snake eagle on this page, including its call and begging call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Short-toed snake eagle endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Short-toed snake eagle as “least concern”.
What family does the Short-toed snake eagle belong to?
The Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources & credits
- Begging call, call · Béruges, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Quinçay, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Quinçay, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Quinçay, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Béruges, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q170251 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Short-toed snake eagle – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Zeynel Cebeci – CC BY-SA 4.0