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 Satpura National Park
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 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 Satpura National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Crested Serpent Eagle sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 304 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Serpent Eagle in Satpura National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Serpent Eagle in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.