English: Adult crested serpent eagle
Date 6 May 2008, 18:17:35
Author Yathin S Krishnappa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yathin_sk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spilornis_cheela_(Bandipur,_2008).jpg

The crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia, there are considerable variations and some authorities prefer to treat several of its subspecies as completely separate species.
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Spilornis
Species: Spilornis cheela Latham, 1790