Spilornis
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| Spilornis | |
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| Crested Serpent Eagle | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Spilornis G.R. Gray, 1840 |
Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. As adults all have dark crowns, and bright yellow eyes and cere.[1] 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.[1]
[edit] 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.[1]
- Andaman Serpent Eagle, Spilornis elgini
- Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle, Spilornis klossi
- Sulawesi Serpent Eagle, Spilornis rufipectus
- Crested Serpent Eagle, Spilornis cheela
- Central Nicobar Serpent Eagle, Spilornis (cheela) minimus
- Simeulie Serpent Eagle, Spilornis (cheela) abbottii
- Nias Serpent Eagle, Spilornis (cheela) asturinus
- Mentawai Serpent Eagle, Spilornis (cheela) sipora
- Natuna Serpent Eagle, Spilornis (cheela) natunensis
- Bawean Serpent Eagle, Spilornis (cheela) baweanus
- Ryukyu Serpent Eagle, Spilornis (cheela) perplexus
- Philippine Serpent Eagle, Spilornis holospilus
- Mountain Serpent Eagle, Spilornis kinabaluensis
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Ferguson-Lees & Christie (2001). Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713680261
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