Crested Serpent-eagle
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(New page: Image:CrestedSerpentEagle.jpg '''Common Name:''' Crested Serpent-eagle<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Spilornis cheela '''Size:''' 25.5-29.5 inches (65-75 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 48.5-61 in...) |
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'''Status:''' Least Concern to Critically Endangered. '''Global population:''' adult individuals with a stable to decreasing population trend depending on location. | '''Status:''' Least Concern to Critically Endangered. '''Global population:''' adult individuals with a stable to decreasing population trend depending on location. | ||
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| - | Diet:''' Reptiles; primarily snake and some lizards. | + | '''Diet:''' Reptiles; primarily snake and some lizards. |
They roost in the interiors of trees with dense foliage. A radio-telemetric study of the species in Taiwan found that the birds spend 98% of the day perched and usually finding food in the morning hours. They appear to use a sit and wait foraging strategy. | They roost in the interiors of trees with dense foliage. A radio-telemetric study of the species in Taiwan found that the birds spend 98% of the day perched and usually finding food in the morning hours. They appear to use a sit and wait foraging strategy. | ||
* ''S. c. malayensis'' is found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and northern Sumatra. | * ''S. c. malayensis'' is found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and northern Sumatra. | ||
* ''S. c. pallidus'' is found in northern Borneo. It is medium-sized, and darker. | * ''S. c. pallidus'' is found in northern Borneo. It is medium-sized, and darker. | ||
| - | * ''S. c. richmondi'' is found in southern Borneo. It is pale brown with gray cheeks and * S. c. bido is found in Java and Bali. It is medium-sized, has a dark breast and upperparts, and clear white spots on the belly. | + | * ''S. c. richmondi'' is found in southern Borneo. It is pale brown with gray cheeks and * ''S. c. bido'' is found in Java and Bali. It is medium-sized, has a dark breast and upperparts, and clear white spots on the belly. |
* ''S. c. batu'' is found in southern Sumatra and Batu. It is smaller, and darker in color than the nominate species. | * ''S. c. batu'' is found in southern Sumatra and Batu. It is smaller, and darker in color than the nominate species. | ||
* ''S. c. hoya'' is found in Taiwan. It has dark brown cheeks and throat and white barring and spots on underparts. | * ''S. c. hoya'' is found in Taiwan. It has dark brown cheeks and throat and white barring and spots on underparts. | ||
| - | '''This 3D model is found in Songbird ReMix Birds of Prey Volume IV: Eagles of the World''' | + | '''[http://hivewire3d.com/shop/songbird-remix-birds-of-prey-vol-4-eagles-of-the-world.html This 3D model is found in Songbird ReMix Birds of Prey Volume IV: Eagles of the World]''' |
