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Black-chested Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis A.Smith, 1829 — also called Black-chested Snake-Eagle, Black-breasted Snake-Eagle, BCSE. Occurrence records of the Black-chested Snake Eagle are shared on GBIF from around 25 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Saint Lucia Park (657 records), in 7 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernAccipitridae
25reserves with records
1 411records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category

Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 657 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 447 |
| Marais DamNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 105 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 54 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 36 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 33 |
| Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 15 |
| Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 6 |
| Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 5 |
| Abelana Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| SwartkransProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Cronje en Dogters Privaat NatuurreserweNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 4 |
| MotsetsiProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| SterkfonteinProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| Austin Roberts PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Coopers CaveProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| Plumari Private ReservePrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| The Herd ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Musina Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Percy Fyfe Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Koppies Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 |
| Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserve | NW North West | 2 |
| South African Wildlife Rehabilitation CenterWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 2 |
By province
- Gauteng
- 8 reserves
- Limpopo
- 7 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 5 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 2 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 1 reserve
- Free State
- 1 reserve
- North West
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Scientific name
- Circaetus pectoralis
- GBIF taxon
- 2480662
- Wikidata
- Q264142
More of the Accipitridae family
Black-winged KiteAfrican Fish EagleJackal BuzzardBlack KiteLong-crested EagleAfrican Harrier-HawkCape VultureCommon BuzzardYellow-billed KiteWhite-backed VulturePale Chanting GoshawkVerreaux's EagleBateleurBrown Snake EagleCrowned EagleWahlberg's EagleBlack HarrierBooted EagleTawny EagleMartial EagleForest BuzzardAfrican Hawk-EagleAfrican Marsh HarrierHooded VultureAfrican GoshawkDark Chanting GoshawkBlack SparrowhawkBearded VultureRufous-breasted SparrowhawkGabar GoshawkPalm-nut VultureSouthern Banded Snake EagleLizard BuzzardLittle SparrowhawkOvambo SparrowhawkAfrican Cuckoo-HawkLesser Spotted Eagle
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.