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Andaman serpent eagle

Spilornis elgini (Blyth, 1863)

VUVulnerablebirds of prey

The andaman serpent eagle (Spilornis elgini) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 895 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Andaman serpent eagle (Spilornis elgini)
Photo: Anand Pendharkar · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the andaman serpent eagle

Weight
895 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.15 m – 1.35 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the andaman serpent eagle?

ANDAMAN SERPENT EAGLE · WINGSPAN 1.35 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.35 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the andaman serpent eagle is about 79% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the andaman serpent eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the andaman serpent eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Andaman serpent eagle (Spilornis elgini), also known as the Andaman dark-serpent eagle or the dark serpent eagle, is a medium-sized bird in the family Accipitridae, the raptor family, that is only found in India on the Andaman Islands. It is currently classified as vulnerable and is experiencing population declines. This species, unlike the Crested serpent eagle, is incredibly understudied and so many things about its behaviour and ecology are still widely unknown.

From the Wikipedia article “Andaman serpent eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andaman_serpent_eagle&oldid=1358097277), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the andaman serpent eagle endangered?

The andaman serpent eagle is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the andaman serpent eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusSpilornis
  7. SpeciesSpilornis elgini (Blyth, 1863)

Synonyms Haematornis elgini, Spilornis elgini elgini

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Andaman dark serpent eagleEnglish
  • Andaman serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Andaman serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Andaman serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Dark serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Dark serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Elgin's serpent-eagleEnglish
  • عقاب الأفعى الأندمانيArabic
  • আন্দামান সর্প ঈগলBangla
  • Serpentari de les AndamanCatalan
  • àguila serpera de les illes AndamanCatalan
  • orlík andamanskýCzech
  • eryr nadroedd AndamanWelsh
  • Andaman SlangeørnDanish
  • AndamanenschlangenadlerGerman
  • Andamanen-SchlangenweiheGerman
  • AndamanenschlangenweiheGerman
  • andamana serpentagloEsperanto
  • Culebrera de AndamánSpanish
  • Culebrera de las AndamánSpanish
  • andamani maduhaugasEstonian
  • عقاب مارخور آندامانPersian
  • tummaharjakotkaFinnish
  • Serpentaire des AndamanFrench
  • andamáni kígyászsasHungarian
  • Serpentario delle AndamaneItalian
  • アンダマンカンムリワシJapanese
  • andamaninis gyvatėdisLithuanian
  • AndamanenslangenarendDutch
  • andamansnokørnNorwegian
  • wężojad andamańskiPolish
  • اینڈامین دا سپ مار عقابWestern Panjabi
  • águia-cobreira-escuraPortuguese
  • águia-cobreira-das-andamãoPortuguese
  • águia-serpentária-escuraPortuguese
  • Андаманский змееядRussian
  • Андаманский хохлатый змееядRussian
  • hadiar andamanskýSlovak
  • Andamanski zmijarSerbian
  • andamanhjälmörnSwedish
  • Andaman Yılan KartalıTurkish
  • змієїд андаманськийUkrainian
  • 安达曼蛇雕Chinese
  • 安達曼蛇鵰Chinese

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Relatives of the andaman serpent eagle

Other species in the same genus Spilornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the andaman serpent eagle?

An adult andaman serpent eagle weighs 895 g and has a wingspan of 1.15 m – 1.35 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the andaman serpent eagle endangered?

The andaman serpent eagle is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the andaman serpent eagle?

The andaman serpent eagle (Spilornis elgini) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{andaman_serpent_eagle_2026,
  title = {Andaman serpent eagle (Spilornis elgini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/andaman-serpent-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}