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 Mudumalai National Park
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
📅 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 Mudumalai National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Crested Serpent Eagle sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 155 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Serpent Eagle in Mudumalai National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Serpent Eagle in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.