Serpent-eagle (genus)

Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. As adults all have dark crowns, and bright yellow eyes and cere. 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.

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.


 * 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