Raptor Indonesia
" an effort to study and conserve raptors and it's habitat through networking in Indonesia"
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Program
    • All about Garuda >
      • All about Garuda - Yogyakarta
      • All about Garuda - Surabaya
      • All about Garuda - Kuningan
    • Raptor Migration Survey >
      • Autumn Migration
      • Spring Migration
  • Species Account
    • Faconiformes
    • Strigiformes >
      • Bibliography
  • Gallery
    • Raptor Images >
      • Osprey
      • Baza's
      • Honey-buzzard
      • Kites
      • Sea Eagle & Fish Eagle
      • Short-toed Snake-eagle
      • Accipiter
      • Nisaetus (Hawk-eagle)
      • Falconets
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
Other name: Short-toed Eagle, Elangular Jari-pendek (In Indonesia) 
Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagles in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.

These are mainly is resident  species, but the migratory short-toed snake eagle breeds from the Mediterranean basin into Russia, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia, and winters in Thailand and Malaysia. Many raptor researcher say that snake-eagle from Nusa Tenggara, is a Indonesian resident and it's migrate to East Java.  

Snake eagles are found in open habitats like cultivated plains arid savanna, but require trees in which to build a stick nest. The single egg is incubated mainly or entirely by the female. Short-toed Snake-eagle eagles have a rounded head and broad wings. They prey on reptiles, mainly snakes, but also take lizards and occasionally small mammals.
click on image to enlarge
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.