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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Nicobar Serpent Eagle  
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==Distribution==
Spilornis minimus
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==Taxonomy==
(treated as a race of Crested Serpent Eagle S. cheela by some authors)
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RANGE  Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean.  
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The Nicobar Serpent Eagle was formerly placed under the name ''S. minimus''. Since then, Rasmussen & Anderton (2005) showed ''S. m. minimus'' to actually be a subspecies of ''S. cheela'' ([[Crested Serpent Eagle]]), and ''S. m. klossi'' to be a distinct species. It adopted the common name Nicobar Serpent Eagle (under which ''minimus'' was formerly known).
 
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==Habitat==
HABITAT Forest.
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Forest.
 
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==Behaviour==
SUBSPECIES  Two subspecies are currently recognised with the smaller klossi from Great Nicobar sometimes accorded species status and the Southern Nicobar Serpent Eagle.
 
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Spilornis+klossi}}
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Spilornis klossi

Identification

Distribution

Taxonomy

Split with minimus

The Nicobar Serpent Eagle was formerly placed under the name S. minimus. Since then, Rasmussen & Anderton (2005) showed S. m. minimus to actually be a subspecies of S. cheela (Crested Serpent Eagle), and S. m. klossi to be a distinct species. It adopted the common name Nicobar Serpent Eagle (under which minimus was formerly known).

Habitat

Forest.

Behaviour

External Links

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