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
Greek: σπιλος spilos “spot”; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos “bird”.[3]
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.[2]
- 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
- Simeulue 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
References
- ^ 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. (2018) (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
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