Scientific name Spilornis Higher classification Accipitrinae | Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Crested serpent eagle, Philippine serpent eagle, Great Nicobar serpent e, Mountain serpent eagle, Sulawesi serpent eagle | ||
The crested serpent eagle spilornis cheela
Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. As adults all have dark crowns, and bright yellow eyes and cere. These medium-sized raptors are found in forests of southern Asia and are known as serpent-eagles; an English name shared with two African species from the genera Dryotriorchis and Eutriorchis.
Contents
- The crested serpent eagle spilornis cheela
- Flight of crested serpant eagle spilornis cheela melghat by shirishkumar patil
- Species
- References
Flight of crested serpant eagle spilornis cheela melghat by shirishkumar patil
Species
As traditionally defined, there are 6 species in this genus, but several small island populations that usually are included in the crested serpent eagle have been proposed split into separate species.
References
Spilornis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA