Spilornis
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Genus of birds
| Spilornis | |
|---|---|
| Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Circaetinae |
| Genus: | Spilornis G.R. Gray, 1840[1] |
| Type species | |
| Falco cheela Latham, 1790
| |
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]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman serpent eagle | Spilornis elgini (Blyth, 1863) |
Andaman Islands in southeast India. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
| Great Nicobar serpent eagle | Spilornis klossi (Richmond, 1902) Two subspecies
|
Indian island of Great Nicobar Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
|
| Sulawesi serpent eagle | Spilornis rufipectus (Gould, 1858) Two subspecies
|
Sulawesi in Indonesia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Crested serpent eagle | Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790) Twenty one subspecies
|
across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Philippine serpent eagle | Spilornis holospilus (Vigors, 1831) |
Philippines | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Mountain serpent eagle
|
Spilornis kinabaluensis Sclater, WL, 1919 |
northern Borneo | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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References
[edit ]- ^ 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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