Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpilornis (Serpent-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpilornis cheela (Crested Serpent Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Serpent Eagle in Chitwan National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Crested Serpent Eagle sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 467 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Serpent Eagle in Chitwan National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Crested Serpent Eagle in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.