Black-chested Snake Eagle - Circaetus pectoralis

Circaète à poitrine noire

Black-chested Snake Eaglejuvenile
They live from desert to savannhas ans woodlands. They feed mainly on snakes and lizards, but also small mammals, frogs, and sometimes bats and birds. Ils vivent depuis le désert jusqu'aux savanes et aux forêts. Ils se nourrissent surtout de serpents et de lézards, mais aussi de petits mammifères, de grenouilles, et parfois de chauve-souris et d'oiseaux.
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  • juvenile
  • Culebrera pechinegra
  • águia-cobreira-de-peito-preto
  • Schwarzbrust-Schlangenadler
  • Circaetus pectoralis
  • Accipitriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Accipitriformes
Family : Accipitridae
Species : Black-chested Snake Eagle

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cadw26700
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Plumage : juvenile

Shooting

date : 2006 Dec
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Northern Cape
Place : Kalahari Gemsbok National Park Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Lat. : 25° 40' 17'' South
Lng. : 20° 19' 17'' East

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Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
Exposure : 1/1000 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 550 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no