Mountain serpent eagle
Species of bird
title: "Mountain serpent eagle" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["spilornis", "endemic-birds-of-borneo", "birds-of-brunei", "birds-of-east-malaysia", "vulnerable-fauna-of-asia", "birds-described-in-1919", "eagles", "taxa-named-by-william-lutley-sclater", "fauna-of-the-borneo-montane-rain-forests", "fauna-of-mount-kinabalu"] description: "Species of bird" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_serpent_eagle" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Species of bird ::
| name = Mountain serpent eagle | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | image = Mountain Serpent-Eagle iNaturalist 599774046.jpg | genus = Spilornis | species = kinabaluensis | authority = Sclater, WL, 1919
The mountain serpent eagle (Spilornis kinabaluensis), also known as the Kinabalu serpent eagle, is a bird of prey that is found in northern Borneo. It is found at altitudes of 1000 - in forest, especially where it becomes stunted. Where their range overlaps, the crested serpent eagle generally occurs at lower altitudes. The mountain serpent eagle is darker than the Bornean subspecies of the crested serpent eagle.
The mountain serpent eagle is threatened by habitat loss. However, they occur within the Kinabalu National Park and the Gunung Mulu National Park. Their high-altitude habitats are usually too remote for logging and agriculture, making some of its range secure.
References
- Ferguson-Lees & Christie (2001). Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London.
References
- BirdLife International. (2022). "''Spilornis kinabaluensis''".
- Phillipps, Quentin. (2011). "Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo". John Beaufoy Publishing.
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