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Short-toed Snake Eagle; Aguila Culebrera

Circaetis gallicus

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Description:

Hovering over the hillside near our house. This is a second calender year bird, hence the very pale plumage, including the head, the adults having a brown hood.

Habitat:

Rocky, scrub covered limestone hillside.

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PublishedJuly 2, 2013

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