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Nicobar Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis klossi Richmond, CW 1902

The Great Nicobar serpent eagle, also known as the South Nicobar serpent eagle, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is probably the smallest known eagle, with a weight of about 450 g (0.99 lb), a wingspan of 85 to 95 cm and a body length of about 38 to 42 cm. It is endemic to forest on the Indian island of Great Nicobar. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Richmond, CW 1902

Reference:
   Proc. U.S. Ntnl. Mus. 25, no.1288 p.304

Protonym:
  Spilornis klossi

Type locality:
  Pulo Kunyi, Great Nicobar Island.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7532719


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  827AE888D3361D0C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-827AE888

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/827AE888


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824123


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Spilornis klossi: Great Nicobar Island (Nicobar Islands)
English:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle
Catalan:
Àguila serpera de les illes Nicobar
Czech:
orlík Klossův
Danish:
Nicobarslangeørn
German:
Nikobarenschlangenadler
Spanish:
Culebrera de Nicobar
Spanish (Spain):
Culebrera de Nicobar
Finnish:
pikkuharjakotka
French:
Serpentaire des Nicobar
Croatian:
nikobarski zmijar
Hungarian:
nikobári kígyászsas
Italian:
Serpentario delle Nicobare
Japanese (romaji):
nikobarukanmuriwashi
Japanese:
ニコバルカンムリワシ
Lithuanian:
Nikobarinis didysis gyvatėdis
Dutch:
Groot-Nicobarslangenarend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nikobarsnokørn
Norwegian:
Nikobarsnokørn
Polish:
wężojad nikobarski
Portuguese:
Águia-serpentária-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal):
águia-cobreira-de-nicobar
Russian:
Никобарский змееяд
Slovak:
hadiar nikobarský
Serbian:
Nikobarski zmijar
Swedish:
nikobarhjälmörn
Ukrainian:
Змієїд нікобарський
Chinese:
尼岛蛇雕
Chinese (Traditional):
尼科巴蛇鵰〔大尼科巴蛇鵰〕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Serpentaire menu ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Serpentaire menu ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Nicobar Serpent-Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spilornis minimus klossi
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle ( Spilornis klossi) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Spilornis minimus klossi [version 4]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Spilornis cheela klossi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Spilornis klossi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Spilornis klossi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

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Bengali: হগ্রট চনমকাফয ঳঩ি িইগর
Bengali (transliteration): grēṭa nikōbara sarpa īgala
Catalan: Àguila serpera de les illes Nicobar
Czech: orlík Klossův
Danish: Nicobarslangeørn
German: Kloss Schlangenweihe, Kloss-Schlangenweihe, Nikobarenschlangenadler, Zwergschlangenweihe
English: Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle, Great Nicobar Serpent-Eagle, Nicobar Serpent Eagle, Nicobar Serpent-Eagle, South Nicobar Serpent-eagle
English, HBW: Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle
English (IOC): Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle
English (United States): Nicobar Serpent-Eagle
Spanish: Águila Culebrera de Nicobar Mayor, Culebrera de Nicobar, Culebrera de Nicobar Mayor
Spanish (Spain): Culebrera de Nicobar
Spanish (HBW): Nicobar Serpent-Eagle
Estonian: nicobari maduhaugas
Finnish: pikkuharjakotka
French: Serpentaire de Nicobar, Serpentaire des Nicobar, Serpentaire menu
Croatian: nikobarski zmijar
Hungarian: nikobári kígyászsas
Italian: Serpentario delle Nicobare
Japanese (romaji): nikobarukanmuriwashi
Japanese: ニコバルカンムリワシ
Scientific: Spilornis cheela klossi, Spilornis klossi, Spilornis minimus klossi
Lithuanian: Nikobarinis didysis gyvatėdis
Dutch: Groot-Nicobarslangenarend, Nicobarenslangenarend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nikobarsnokørn
Norwegian: Nikobarsnokørn
Polish: Wężojad mały, wezojad nikobarski, wężojad nikobarski, Wężojad nikobrski
Portuguese: Águia-serpentária-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal): águia-cobreira-de-nicobar
Russian: Никобарский змееяд, Никобарский хохлатый змееяд, Южной никобарский хохлатый змееяд
Slovak: hadiar nikobarský
Serbian: Nikobarski zmijar
Swedish: nikobarhjälmörn, sydlig nikobarhjälmörn
Turkish: Nikobar yılan kartalı
Ukrainian: Змієїд нікобарський
Chinese: 尼岛蛇雕
Chinese (Traditional): 大尼科巴蛇鵰, 尼科巴蛇鵰〔大尼科巴蛇鵰〕

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