Circaetus
- Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
This snake eagle lives in the sparsely wooded Sahel. It searches from prominent perches and takes snakes and other small prey.
- Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
A grey-brown eagle with a large head, marked in flight by a white band across its short tail.
- Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
A dark-brown eagle with yellow eyes and bare whitish legs. It often watches for snakes from a perch and ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa.
- Southern Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus
A forest snake-eagle of coastal East and southeastern Africa. Its grayish face and three white bars on a relatively long tail are useful identification marks.
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
An eagle with a large head and broad wings. It hovers to search for snakes and lizards on the ground.
- Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
This African eagle has a black chest band and a white belly. It spots and catches snakes and other prey on the ground.
- Congo Serpent Eagle Circaetus spectabilis
The Congo Serpent Eagle is a forest raptor with rounded wings and a long tail. It watches from a perch for snakes and other prey.
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
An eagle with a large head and broad wings. It hovers to search for snakes and lizards on the ground.
- Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
This African eagle has a black chest band and a white belly. It spots and catches snakes and other prey on the ground.
- Southern Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus
A forest snake-eagle of coastal East and southeastern Africa. Its grayish face and three white bars on a relatively long tail are useful identification marks.
- Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
This snake eagle lives in the sparsely wooded Sahel. It searches from prominent perches and takes snakes and other small prey.
- Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
A grey-brown eagle with a large head, marked in flight by a white band across its short tail.
- Congo Serpent Eagle Circaetus spectabilis
The Congo Serpent Eagle is a forest raptor with rounded wings and a long tail. It watches from a perch for snakes and other prey.
- Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
A dark-brown eagle with yellow eyes and bare whitish legs. It often watches for snakes from a perch and ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa.