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Simeulue Serpent-eagle

Spilornis abbotti Richmond, CW 1903

The crested serpent eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia, there are considerable variations and some authorities prefer to treat several of its subspecies as completely separate species. In the past, several species including the Philippine serpent eagle, Andaman serpent eagle and South Nicobar serpent eagle were treated as subspecies of the Crested serpent eagle. All members within the species complex have a large looking head with long feathers on the back of the head giving them a maned and crested appearance. The face is bare and yellow joining up with the ceres while the powerful feet are unfeathered and heavily scaled. They fly over the forest canopy on broad wings and tail have wide white and black bars. They call often with a loud, piercing and familiar three or two-note call. They often feed on snakes, giving them their name and are placed along with the Circaetus snake-eagles in the subfamily Circaetinae. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Spilornis
Scientific:
  Spilornis abbotti

Original description

Citation:
  Richmond, CW 1903

Reference:
   Proc. U.S. Ntnl. Mus. 26, no.1318 p.492

Protonym:
  Spilornis abbotti

Type locality:
  Simalur Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32571#page/552/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A487AB5249ACAA45

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A487AB52

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A487AB52

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 825037

Geographic range:

  • Spilornis abbotti: Simeulue Island (off western Sumatra)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Simeulue Serpent-eagle
Danish:
Simeulueslangeørn
French:
Serpentaire de Simeulue
Italian:
Serpentario di Simeulue
Japanese (romaji):
shimaruakanmuriwashi

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeuleu) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue) ( Spilornis cheela abbotti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spilornis cheela abbottii
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Spilornis elgini abbotti [version 4]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Simeulue Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis abbotti) [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Spilornis cheela abbotti [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Spilornis [cheela, abbotti, sipora, natunensis, baweanus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Danish: Simeulueslangeørn
German: Haubenschlangenadler (abbotti)
English: Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeuleu), Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue), Simeulue Serpent Eagle, Simeulue Serpent-eagle, Simeylue Serpent-Eagle
English, HBW: Crested Serpent-eagle (Simeulue)
English (IOC): Crested Serpent Eagle (Simeulue)
English (United States): Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue)
Spanish: Culebrera Chiíla (abbotti)
Spanish (Spain): Culebrera Chiíla (abbotti)
Spanish (HBW): Crested Serpent-Eagle (Simeulue)
Estonian: simeulue maduhaugas
Finnish: harjakotka (abbotti)
French: Serpentaire bacha (abbotti), Serpentaire bacha (de Simeulue), Serpentaire de Simeleue, Serpentaire de Simeulue
Indonesian: Elangular Simeulue
Icelandic: Slönguerna (abbotti)
Italian: Serpentario di Simeulue
Japanese (romaji): kanmuriwashi (abbotti), shimaruakanmuriwashi
Japanese: カンムリワシ (abbotti), カンムリワシ（abbotti）, シマルアカンムリワシ
Scientific: Spilornis abbotti, Spilornis cheela abbotti, Spilornis cheela abbottii, Spilornis elgini abbotti
Dutch: Indische Slangenarend (abbotti)
Norwegian: orientsnokørn (abbotti)
Polish: wężojad czubaty (abbotti), wezojad falisty, wężojad falisty
Portuguese (Portugal): águia-cobreira-de-crista (abbotti)
Russian: Хохлатый змееяд (abbotti)
Slovak: hadiar vlnkavý, hadiar vlnkavý (skup.)
Serbian: Ćubasti zmijar (abbotti)
Swedish: orienthjälmörn (abbotti)
Thai: เหยี่ยวรุ้ง (เกาะซิเมอลูเอ)
Turkish: Tepeli yılan kartalı (abbotti)
Chinese: 蛇雕 (abbotti)

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