Philippine Serpent Eagle
Spilornis holospilus(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Philippine Serpent Eagle
The Philippine Serpent Eagle (Spilornis holospilus) 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: forest of larger Philippines (except Palawan)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spilornis holospilus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Philippine Serpent Eagle
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buteo holospilus
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- near Manila.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.8 p.96
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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