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. It has been proposed that several small island populations, usually included in the Crested Serpent Eagle, be split into separate species.[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Spilornis elgini | Andaman serpent eagle | Andaman Islands in southeast India. | |
Spilornis klossi | Great Nicobar serpent eagle | Indian island of Great Nicobar | |
Spilornis rufipectus | Sulawesi serpent eagle | Sulawesi in Indonesia | |
Spilornis cheela | Crested serpent eagle | across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia | |
Spilornis holospilus | Philippine serpent eagle | Philippines | |
Spilornis kinabaluensis | Mountain serpent eagle | northern Borneo |
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. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
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