Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae

Circaetus gallicus
Short-toed Eagle




Maximum size: 70 cm / 180 cm wingspan
Habitat
They prefer the clear spaces in the surrounding of forests. They can be seen up to 2,000 m of altitude in the Iberian Peninsula. They feed on reptiles, particularly Malpolon monspesulanus Montpellier Snakes, Elaphe scalaris Ladder
Snakes, and  Coluber hippocrepis Horseshoe Wipsnakes, although they also eat lizards, toads and even partridges.
They are abundant in the migration corridors.
They can be seen in reserves, forest and lagoon boundaries. They are regular visitors of the dunes.