Bird of prey from tropical Asia (Spilornis cheela)
Crested serpent eagle
Adult crested serpent eagle in Bandipur National Park
Call of ssp. melanotis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Spilornis
Species:
S. cheela
Binomial name
Spilornis cheela
(Latham, 1790)
The crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia, there are considerable variations and some authorities prefer to treat several of its subspecies as completely separate species.[2] In the past, several species including the Philippine serpent eagle (S. holospila), Andaman serpent eagle (S. elgini) and South Nicobar serpent eagle (S. klossi) were treated as subspecies of the Crested serpent eagle. All members within the species complex have a large looking head with long feathers on the back of the head giving them a maned and crested appearance. The face is bare and yellow joining up with the ceres while the powerful feet are unfeathered and heavily scaled. They fly over the forest canopy on broad wings and tail have wide white and black bars. They call often with a loud, piercing and familiar three or two-note call. They often feed on snakes, giving them their name and are placed along with the Circaetus snake-eagles in the subfamily Circaetinae.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Spilornis cheela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695293A95221642. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^Ferguson-Lees, James & Christie, David A. (2001). Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-8026-1
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