Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle (Circaetus beaudouini)

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle, a reference photo — Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Beaudouin's snake eagle (Circaetus beaudouini) is a species of snake eagle in the family Accipitridae found in the Sahel region of west Africa. It forms a superspecies with the Palearctic short-toed snake eagle Circaetus gallicus and the black-chested snake eagle Circaetus pectoralis. This bird seems to be declining in numbers and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as a "vulnerable species".

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Circaetus
Species: Circaetus beaudouini

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