Madagascar Serpent Eagle
Eutriorchis asturSharpe, RB, 1875
English (US) Madagascar Serpent Eagle
The Madagascar Serpent Eagle (Eutriorchis astur) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: rainforest of northeastern and east-central Madagascar; very local and rareRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Eutriorchis astur
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Madagascar Serpent Eagle
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1875
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1875
- Type locality
- southern Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875, pt.3 p.73 pl.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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