Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle
Spilornis klossiRichmond, CW, 1902
English (US) Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle
The Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle (Spilornis klossi) 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: Great Nicobar Island (Nicobar Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spilornis klossi
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle
- Described by
- Richmond, CW, 1902
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Richmond, CW, 1902
- Type locality
- Pulo Kunyi, Great Nicobar Island.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25, no.1288 p.304
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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