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 Namdapha National Park
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
📅 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 Namdapha National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Crested Serpent Eagle sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 187 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Serpent Eagle in Namdapha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Crested Serpent Eagle in Namdapha National Park in our monthly data.