Circaetinae

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Snake-eagles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Circaetinae

Circaetinae is a bird of prey subfamily which consists of a group of medium to large broad-winged species. These are mainly birds which specialise in feeding on snakes and other reptiles, which is the reason most are named as "snake-eagles" or "serpent-eagles". The only exception is the Bateleur, a more generalised hunter. All the subfamily are restricted to warmer parts of the Old World.

They have hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs and powerful talons. They also have extremely keen eyesight to enable them to spot potential prey from a distance.

Species

• Genus Circaetus
  • Short-toed Eagle, C. gallicus
  • Black-chested Snake-eagle, C. pectoralis
  • Brown Snake-eagle, C. cinereus
  • Southern Banded Snake-eagle, C. fasciolatus
  • Western Banded Snake-eagle, C. cinerascens
• Genus Spilornis
  • Crested Serpent-eagle, S. cheela
    • Bawean Serpent-eagle, S. (cheela) baweanus
  • Nicobar Serpent-eagle, S. minimus
  • Mountain Serpent-eagle,S. kinabaluensis
  • Sulawesi Serpent-eagle, S. rufipectus
  • Philippine Serpent-eagle, S. holospilus
  • Andaman Serpent-eagle, S. elgini
• Genus Eutriorchis
  • Madagascar Serpent-eagle, E. astur
• Genus Terathopius
  • Bateleur, T. ecaudatus