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Eutriorchis astur (Madagascar Serpent Eagle)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Madagascan serpent eagle, serpentaire de Madagascar, or culebrera azor (Eutriorchis astur) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Eutriorchis.It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Eutriorchis astur

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Eutriorchis astur

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
15
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
74
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 30.9635
EDGE Score: 5.54403
View EDGE Record: Eutriorchis astur

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [1]  80 %
Diet - Endothermic [1]  20 %
Forages - Canopy [1]  10 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  30 %
Forages - Understory [1]  30 %
Forages - Ground [1]  30 %
Clutch Size [2]  1
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [3]  20
Snout to Vent Length [2]  24 inches (62 cm)
Wing Span [4]  3.411 feet (1.04 m)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Madagascar lowland forests Madagascar Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mantadia National Park II 38395 Madagascar
Parc National de Marojejy National Park II 148550 Madagascar
Reserve Speciale d'Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve IV 45390 Madagascar  

Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0