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Sulawesi serpent eagle

Spilornis rufipectus Gould, 1858

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The sulawesi serpent eagle (Spilornis rufipectus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 420 g to 800 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sulawesi serpent eagle (Spilornis rufipectus)
Photo: Joseph Wolf · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sulawesi serpent eagle

Weight
420 g – 800 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.05 m – 1.2 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
35 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the sulawesi serpent eagle?

SULAWESI SERPENT EAGLE · WINGSPAN 1.2 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.2 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the sulawesi serpent eagle is about 71% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sulawesi serpent eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the sulawesi serpent eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sulawesi serpent eagle (Spilornis rufipectus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It measures 46-54 cm long and has a wingspan of 105-120 cm.

From the Wikipedia article “Sulawesi serpent eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sulawesi_serpent_eagle&oldid=1379734771), 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 sulawesi serpent eagle endangered?

The sulawesi serpent eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the sulawesi serpent eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusSpilornis
  7. SpeciesSpilornis rufipectus Gould, 1858
Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Sulawesi serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Sulawesi serpent-eagleEnglish
  • Sulawesi serpent-eagleEnglish
  • نسر الأفعى السولاوسيArabic
  • عقاب الأفعى السولاوسيArabic
  • àguila serpera de SulawesiCatalan
  • orlík rudoprsýCzech
  • orlík celebeskýCzech
  • eryr nadroedd SwlawesiWelsh
  • Sulawesi SlangeørnDanish
  • CelebesschlangenweiheGerman
  • Celebes-SchlangenweiheGerman
  • SulawesischlangenadlerGerman
  • celebesa serpentagloEsperanto
  • Culebrera de CélebesSpanish
  • sulawesi maduhaugasEstonian
  • celebesinharjakotkaFinnish
  • Serpentaire des CélèbesFrench
  • sulaveški zmijarCroatian
  • celebeszi kígyászsasHungarian
  • Elang-ular sulawesiIndonesian
  • Serpentario di SulawesiItalian
  • Aquila serpentaria di SulawesiItalian
  • スラウェシチュウヒワシJapanese
  • sulavesinis kuoduotasis gyvatėdisLithuanian
  • CelebesslangenarendDutch
  • SulawesislangenarendDutch
  • sulawesisnokørnNorwegian
  • wężojad celebeskiPolish
  • águia-cobreira-de-celebesPortuguese
  • águia-cobreira-de-peito-ruivoPortuguese
  • águia-serpentária-de-peito-ruivoPortuguese
  • Сулавесский змееядRussian
  • hadiar celebeskýSlovak
  • Celebeski zmijarSerbian
  • sulawesihjälmörnSwedish
  • Selebes Yılan KartalıTurkish
  • змієїд сулавеськийUkrainian
  • 苏拉威西蛇雕Chinese
  • 蘇拉威西蛇鵰Chinese

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sulawesi serpent eagle?

An adult sulawesi serpent eagle weighs 420 g – 800 g and has a wingspan of 1.05 m – 1.2 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sulawesi serpent eagle endangered?

The sulawesi serpent eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the sulawesi serpent eagle?

The sulawesi serpent eagle (Spilornis rufipectus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{sulawesi_serpent_eagle_2026,
  title = {Sulawesi serpent eagle (Spilornis rufipectus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sulawesi-serpent-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}