Tuesday, March 27, 2012

>Spilornis elgini (Andaman Serpent Eagle)

Andaman Serpent Eagle


Andaman Serpent Eagle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Spilornis
Species:S. elgini
Binomial name
Spilornis elgini
(Blyth, 1863)
The Andaman Serpent Eagle (Spilornis elgini) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridaefamily. It is endemic to India.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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