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Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle
Spilornis klossi Richmond, 1902
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle, Spilornis klossi, is a bird of prey in the Accipitridae family that breeds in the Oriental Region on Great Nicobar Island in the southern Nicobar Islands. It is confined to forest on Great Nicobar. Richmond described it in 1902. It is recognised as a full species by the main authorities today, although it was once treated as part of S. minimus. The name South Nicobar serpent eagle has also been used for it.
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Great Nicobar I. (s Nicobar Is.)
