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Crested Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis cheela

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in China.January 205, February 291, March 353, April 386, May 229, June 107, July 86, August 83, September 158, October 199, November 151, December 128.
China2,376
Taiwan2,086
India1,884
Taiwan Province1,872
Malaysia779
Sri Lanka436
Thailand345
Sabah331
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region288
Hualien County284

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusSerpent-Eagles · Spilornis

Sources

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