Spilornis
| Spilornis | |
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| Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Circaetinae |
| Genus: | Spilornis G.R. Gray, 1840[1] |
Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. As adults all have dark crowns, and bright yellow eyes and cere.[2] 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.[2]
Etymology[edit]
Greek: σπιλος spilos "spot"; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos "bird".[3]
Species[edit]
As traditionally defined, there are 6 species in this genus. It has been proposed that several small island populations, usually included in the Crested Serpent Eagle, be split into separate species.[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Spilornis elgini | Andaman serpent eagle | Andaman Islands in southeast India. |
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Spilornis klossi | Great Nicobar serpent eagle | Indian island of Great Nicobar |
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Spilornis rufipectus | Sulawesi serpent eagle | Sulawesi in Indonesia |
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Spilornis cheela | Crested serpent eagle | across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia |
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Spilornis holospilus | Philippine serpent eagle | Philippines |
| Spilornis kinabaluensis | Mountain serpent eagle | northern Borneo |
References[edit]
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- ^ Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds. Richard and John E. Taylor. p. 3.
- ^ a b c Ferguson-Lees & Christie (2001). Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-8026-1
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
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