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Spilornis cheela (Crested Serpent Eagle)
Venue: Sirwani, Singtam, South Sikkim
Date: February 16 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Spilornis
Species: S. cheela
Binomial name: Spilornis cheela Latham, 1790
Other Names: Crested serpent eagle
Special feature: They often feed on snakes, giving
them their name.
The
specific name cheela is derived from the Hindi name for kites. (Source:
Wikipedia)
