Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Accipitriformes > Accipitridae > Spilornis > Spilornis elginiSpilornis elgini (Andaman Serpent Eagle)The Andaman serpent eagle (Spilornis elgini) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is endemic to Andaman Islands in India Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.It is threatened by habitat loss. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 12.8455 EDGE Score: 3.32111 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 1.973 lbs (895 g) |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Vertebrates) | | Diet - Ectothermic [2] | 50 % | | Diet - Endothermic [2] | 50 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | | Raptor Research Conservation Priority [3] | 11 | | Wing Span [1] | 4.1 feet (1.25 m) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
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Andaman Islands rain forests |
India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Austin Strait |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Barangtang: Rafters Creek |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Chainpur and Hanspuri |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Jarawa Reserve (Middle Andaman and South Andaman) |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Kadakachang |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Little Andaman |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (Wandoor National Park) |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Mount Diavalo/Cuthbert Bay |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Mount Harriett National Park |
India |
A1, A2 |
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North and South Sentinel |
India |
A1, A2 |
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North Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Rani Jhansi Marine National Park |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Saddle Peak National Park |
India |
A1, A2 |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Indo-Burma |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Yes |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 2Hamish 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 ♦ 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 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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