Species factsheet

Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)

Order: Spilornis cheela
Family: Kites, Hawks & Eagles (Accipitridae)

Danish name: Toppet Slangeørn

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Subspecies and Distribution

cheela

n India, Nepal

melanotis

s India

spilogaster

Sri Lanka

burmanicus

Burma to sw China and c and s Indochina

ricketti

s China, n Vietnam

malayensis

Malay Pen., n Sumatra

davisoni

Andaman Is.

perplexus

s Ryukyu Is. (Japan)

hoya

Taiwan

rutherfordi

Hainan I. (off se China)

pallidus

n Borneo

richmondi

s Borneo

natunensis

Natunas and Belitung Is. (off Borneo)

sipora

Mentawai Arch. ( off w Sumatra)

batu

s Sumatra, Batu Is.

asturinus

Nias I. (off w Sumatra)

abbotti

Simeulue I. (off w Sumatra)

bido

Java, Bali

baweanus

Bawean I. (off n Java)

palawanensis

Palawan (w Philippines)

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