Short-toed Snake Eagle - Circaetus gallicus

            A Short-toed Snake Eagle soars over the Greek island of Samos. The genus name Circaetus is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle".

This is an Old World species found throughout the Mediterranean basin, into Russia and the Middle East, and parts of Western Asia, and in the Indian Subcontinent.

Taken on: January 27, 2021

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