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 Periyar National Park
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
📅 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 Periyar National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Crested Serpent Eagle sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 313 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Serpent Eagle in Periyar National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Crested Serpent Eagle in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.