Definition
A genus of large eagles, commonly called snake eagles or short-toed eagles, known for hunting snakes and reptiles.
Etymology
From Latin circa (circular, around) combined with aetus (eagle), referring to how these eagles circle in the sky while hunting. The genus name was established in scientific nomenclature during the development of ornithology.
Kelly Says
Snake eagles have eyesight so extraordinary that they can spot a viper moving through grass from hundreds of feet in the air—their hunting strategy is literally to circle until they see prey, then dive with talons spread wide to grab snakes mid-strike.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
ARالعربية
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
BNবাংলা
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
CACatalà
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
CSČeština
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
DADansk
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
DEDeutsch
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
ELΕλληνικά
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
ESEspañol
circaetus
sir-kay-ee-tus
FAفارسی
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
FISuomi
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
FRFrançais
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
GUGU
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
HAHA
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
HEעברית
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
HIहिन्दी
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
HUMagyar
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
IDBahasa Indonesia
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
IGIG
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
ITItaliano
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
JA日本語
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
KKKK
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
KMKM
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
KO한국어
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
MRMR
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
MSBahasa Melayu
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
MYမြန်မာ
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
NLNederlands
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
NONorsk
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
PAPA
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
PLPolski
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
PTPortuguês
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
RORomână
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
RUРусский
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
SVSvenska
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
SWKiswahili
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
TAதமிழ்
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
TEతెలుగు
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
THไทย
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
TLTL
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
TRTürkçe
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
UKУкраїнська
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
URاردو
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
VITiếng Việt
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
YOYO
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
ZH中文
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus
ZUZU
circaetus
sir-ka-ee-tus