Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
- tidak umum
- 80 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Hovers stationary in the sky, then drops onto snakes. Your message arrives clutched in dragon-slaying talons.
- Populasi
- Preliminary global estimate ~58,200–93,800 mature individuals (derived from Europe forming ~34% of global range); European breeding population ~9,900–16,000 pairs (~19,800–31,900 mature individuals)
- Habitat
- Open country — arid plains, semi-desert, scrub, and foothills interspersed with woodland or scattered trees for nesting
- Fakta menarik
- Unlike most large eagles, the Short-toed Snake-Eagle frequently hunts by hovering in place like a giant kestrel — quartering open country and scanning the ground below before stooping onto snakes and lizards.
- Sebaran
- Mediterranean basin, North Africa, and Middle East through Central/Western Asia to the Indian subcontinent and parts of Indonesia (nominate ssp. across NW Africa/S Europe to Kazakhstan; ssp. sacerdotis in the Lesser Sunda Islands — Java, Bali, Lombok, Timor); northern populations winter in the Sahel/sub-Saharan Africa, southern/eastern populations largely resident
- Makanan
- Reptile specialist — feeds mainly on snakes and lizards, occasionally small mammals up to rabbit-size, plus birds and large insects
- Ukuran
- 0,65 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,78 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
