Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela - Serpentaire bacha

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Spilornis
Species
:
cheela

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics

Size
: 76 cm
Wingspan
: 123 à 155 cm.
Weight
: 420 à 1800 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 21 subspecies

Spilornis cheela cheela (n India, Nepal, Bhutan)
Spilornis cheela melanotis (s India)
Spilornis cheela spilogaster (Sri Lanka)
Spilornis cheela burmanicus (Myanmar to sw China and c and s Indochina)
Spilornis cheela ricketti (s China, n Vietnam)
Spilornis cheela malayensis (Malay Pen., n Sumatra)
Spilornis cheela davisoni (Andaman Is.)
Spilornis cheela perplexus (s Ryukyu Is.. Japan.)
Spilornis cheela hoya (Taiwan)
Spilornis cheela rutherfordi (Hainan I.. off se China.)
Spilornis cheela pallidus (n Borneo)
Spilornis cheela richmondi (s Borneo)
Spilornis cheela natunensis (Natunas and Belitung Is.. off Borneo.)
Spilornis cheela sipora (Mentawai Arch.. off w Sumatra.)
Spilornis cheela batu (s Sumatra, Batu Is.)
Spilornis cheela asturinus (Nias I.. off w Sumatra.)
Spilornis cheela abbotti (Simeulue I.. off w Sumatra.)
Spilornis cheela bido (Java, Bali)
Spilornis cheela baweanus (Bawean I.. off n Java.)
Spilornis cheela palawanensis (Palawan. w Philippines.)
Spilornis cheela minimus (c Nicobar Islands)

Foreign names

Serpentaire bacha,
Culebrera chiíla,
águia-cobreira-de-penacho,
Haubenschlangenadler,
kontyos kígyászsas,
Indische Slangenarend,
Serpentario crestato,
orienthjälmörn,
Orientsnokørn,
hadiar čepcový,
orlík chocholatý,
Toppet Slangeørn,
harjakotka,
àguila serpera crestada,
wężojad czubaty,
cekulainais čūskērglis,
Хохлатый змееяд,
Elang-ular bido,
カンムリワシ,
蛇雕,
เหยี่ยวรุ้ง,
大冠鷲〔蛇鵰〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest