C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Accipitriformes Accipitridae

Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

CIOC 2772

Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

Accipitriformes · Accipitridae

Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela).

ATK129

DEF96

XC760793 · Jairam Vijayan · CC BY-SA 4.0

2699 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 55–75 cm
Body Mass: 597.7 g
Wingspan: 153 cm
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 129

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 129).

DEF 96

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 96).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Jairam Vijayan · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Oriental: widespread Habitat: Forest & Woodland

21 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Spilornis cheela cheela
n India, Nepal and Bhutan
Spilornis cheela melanotis
s India
Spilornis cheela spilogaster
Sri Lanka
Spilornis cheela burmanicus
Myanmar to sw China and c, s Indochina
Spilornis cheela ricketti
s China and n Vietnam
Spilornis cheela malayensis
Malay Pen., Anambas Is. (e of s Malay Pen.) and n Sumatra
Spilornis cheela davisoni
Andaman Is.
Spilornis cheela perplexus
s Ryukyu Is. (Japan)
Spilornis cheela hoya
Taiwan
Spilornis cheela rutherfordi
Hainan I. (off se China)
Spilornis cheela pallidus
n Borneo
Spilornis cheela richmondi
s Borneo
Spilornis cheela natunensis
Belitung (e of s Sumatra) and Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo)
Spilornis cheela sipora
Mentawai Is. (w of c Sumatra)
Spilornis cheela batu
s Sumatra and Batu Is. (w of c Sumatra)
Spilornis cheela asturinus
Nias (w of n Sumatra)
Spilornis cheela abbotti
Simeulue (w of n Sumatra)
Spilornis cheela bido
Java and Bali
Spilornis cheela baweanus
Bawean (n of e Java)
Spilornis cheela palawanensis
Palawan group (sw Philippines)
Spilornis cheela minimus
c Nicobar Is.