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OverviewAI-generated
Circaetus is a taxon at the genus rank within the family Accipitridae. It belongs to the class Aves and the phylum Chordata. Different sources classify it under either the order Accipitriformes or Falconiformes. The genus was described by Vieillot in 1816 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records.
One species within this group is the Short-toed Snake-Eagle. While iNaturalist lists the rank as species, other databases identify Circaetus as a genus. Records from iDigBio indicate specimens held by institutions including MNHN, NHMUK, and ANSP, with occurrences noted in Uganda. The taxon has been documented in various biological databases and is referenced by 174 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Collections
- MNHN, NHMUK, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Uganda
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Accipitridae
- Image
- Circaetus pectoralis.jpg
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- Commons category
- Circaetus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Circaetus
- topic's main category
- Category:Circaetus
- Commons gallery
- Circaetus
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