Brown snake eagle. Easily identified by that piercing yellow eye.
The legs are covered in scales, rather than feathers, to protect against bites when catching snakes
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Short-toed snake eagle or Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus). Adult. Distribution: Eurasia and Africa. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: HFSB 📷: Photo by GidonPico via Pixabay 2022 European country list: France, Italy, Greece, Russia, Spain, Turkey (To be completed) Asian country list: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia (To be completed) African country list: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritania, Senegal (To be completed) The photo shows a medium-sized raptor with a big head and broad wings. Adults are mostly brown above with a contrasting white underside. They have an owl-like face with bright yellow eyes and a short tail.

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