Short-toed Eagle (subfamily)

Short-toed eagle
Schlangenadler ( Circaetus gallicus )
Systematics
Class : Birds (aves) Order : Birds of prey (Accipitriformes) Family : Hawk species (Accipitridae) Subfamily : Short-toed eagle
Scientific name
Circaetinae
Blyth , 1849

The subfamily of the short-toed eagle (Circaetinae) belongs to the family of Accipitridae (Accipitridae) and includes the medium to very large species , usually with very broad wings and a big head.

Serpent harrier ( Spilornis cheela )

Most species specialize in snakes and lizards as food, the juggler prey on a wide range of vertebrates and also eats carrion. The monkey eagle or Philippine eagle occupies a special position in the group in terms of size and way of life; its membership in this group has only been determined by recent molecular genetic studies. The species of the subfamily live in the temperate and warm parts of the Old World .

Genera and species

• Schlangenadler ( Circaetus ) - 6 types
  • Ribbon snake eagle ( Circaetus cinerascens von Muller, JW , 1851 )
  • Beaudouin Short-toed Eagle ( Circaetus beaudouini Verreaux & Des Murs , 1862 )
  • Monochrome short- toed eagle ( Circaetus cinereus vieillot , 1818 )
  • Gray-breasted short- toed eagle ( Circaetus fasciolatus Kaup , 1847 )
  • Schlangenadler ( Circaetus gallicus ( Gmelin , 1788) )
  • Black-breasted short-toed eagle ( Circaetus pectoralis Smith, A , 1829 )

• Snake buzzards ( Dryotriorchis )
  • Snake Bussard ( Dryotriorchis spectabilis ( Schlegel , 1863) )

• Pithecophaga
  • Philippine Eagle ( Pithecophaga jefferyi Ogilvie-Grant , 1896 )

• Serpent harriers ( Spilornis ) - 7 species
  • Serpent harrier ( Spilornis cheela ( Latham , 1790) )
  • Nicobar snake harrier ( Spilornis minimus Hume , 1873 )
  • Kloss-serpent harrier ( Spilornis klossi Richmond , 1902)
  • Mountain snake harrier ( Spilornis kinabaluensis Sclater, WL , 1919 )
  • Celebes consecration ( Spilornis rufipectus Gould , 1858 )
  • Philippine serpent harrier ( Spilornis holospilus ( Vigors , 1831) )
  • Andaman serpent harrier ( Spilornis elgini ( Blyth , 1863) )

• Terathopius
  • Juggler ( Terathopius ecaudatus ( Daudin , 1800) )

literature

• J. Ferguson-Lees & DA Christie: Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London 2001, ISBN 0-7136-8026-1
• HRL Lerner & DP Mindell: Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37; 2005: pp. 327-346 PDF

Individual evidence

1. ^ IOC World List ( Memento from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )