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 Keoladeo National Park
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Indian Spotted Eagle
Aquila hastata
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
📅 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 Keoladeo National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Crested Serpent Eagle sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 538 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Serpent Eagle in Keoladeo National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Crested Serpent Eagle in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.