Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle

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Sulawesi Serpent-eagle
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Branch Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Aves
Sub-class Neornithes
Infra-class Neoaves
Order Information
Superorder Passerimorphae
Order Accipitriformes
Sub-order Accipitres
Family Information
Superfamily Accipitroidea
Family Accipitridae
Sub-family Circaetinae
Genus Information
Genus Spilornis
Species Information
Species S. rufipectus
Population statistics
Conservation status Least concern[1]

The Sulawesi serpent-eagle (Spilornis rufipectus) is a species of bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, and found within the Sulawesi and Sula Islands sub-region of Indonesia.

Description[edit]

The Sulawesi serpent-eagle is medium-sized, with a length of 16–21 inches, and a wingspan of 41–47 inches. Females are slightly larger than males. The upperparts are a chocolate brown in color, with the top of the head and face blackish-brown to black; a short, but wide crest is erectile on the back of the head, thinly tipped in white. The chest and belly is rufus in color, with the belly heavily barred-to-mottled in white. Primaries, secondaries, and tail are barred. Juvenile birds are nearly all white from the head to the lower belly; they also sport a black "mask" about the eyes.

Subspecies[edit]

References[edit]

  1. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22695313/93502324

Categories: [Birds of Prey] [Eagles]


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