Circaetinae - Crested Serpent-Eagle, Short-Toed Eagle, Madagascar Serpent-Crested Serpent-Eagle, Short-Toed Eagle, Madagascar Serpent-Eagle, Bateleur, Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Black-Chested Seagle, Bateleur, Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Black-Chested Snake-Eagle (Paperback)


Chapters: Crested Serpent-Eagle, Short-Toed Eagle, Madagascar Serpent-Eagle, Bateleur, Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Black-Chested Snake-Eagle, Philippine Serpent-Eagle, Circaetus, Mountain Serpent-Eagle, Brown Snake-Eagle, Southern Banded Snake-Eagle, Andaman Serpent-Eagle, South Nicobar Serpent-Eagle, Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range, there are considerable variations and some forms are treated as subspecies while others are considered full species and the systematics of the group is not resolved. Close relatives that are often treated as full species include the Philippine Serpent Eagle (S. holospila), Andaman Serpent-eagle (Spilornis elgini) and South Nicobar Serpent-eagle (Spilornis klossi). All members within the species complex have a large looking head with feathers on their head giving them a maned and crested appearance. The face is bare and yellow joining up with the ceres and powerful feet are unfeathered and heavily scaled. They forage over the forest canopy with their wings and tail showing broad white and black bars and often call with a piercing and familiar three or two-note call. They often feed on snakes, giving them their name and are placed along with the Circaetus snake-eagles in the subfamily Circaetinae. Subspecies melanotis (Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu)This large, dark brown eagle is stocky, with rounded wings and a short tail. Its short black and white fan-shaped crest gives it a thick-necked appearance. The bare facial skin and feet are yellow. The underside is spotted with white and yellowish-brown. When perched the wing tips do no...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=57924

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Chapters: Crested Serpent-Eagle, Short-Toed Eagle, Madagascar Serpent-Eagle, Bateleur, Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Black-Chested Snake-Eagle, Philippine Serpent-Eagle, Circaetus, Mountain Serpent-Eagle, Brown Snake-Eagle, Southern Banded Snake-Eagle, Andaman Serpent-Eagle, South Nicobar Serpent-Eagle, Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range, there are considerable variations and some forms are treated as subspecies while others are considered full species and the systematics of the group is not resolved. Close relatives that are often treated as full species include the Philippine Serpent Eagle (S. holospila), Andaman Serpent-eagle (Spilornis elgini) and South Nicobar Serpent-eagle (Spilornis klossi). All members within the species complex have a large looking head with feathers on their head giving them a maned and crested appearance. The face is bare and yellow joining up with the ceres and powerful feet are unfeathered and heavily scaled. They forage over the forest canopy with their wings and tail showing broad white and black bars and often call with a piercing and familiar three or two-note call. They often feed on snakes, giving them their name and are placed along with the Circaetus snake-eagles in the subfamily Circaetinae. Subspecies melanotis (Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu)This large, dark brown eagle is stocky, with rounded wings and a short tail. Its short black and white fan-shaped crest gives it a thick-necked appearance. The bare facial skin and feet are yellow. The underside is spotted with white and yellowish-brown. When perched the wing tips do no...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=57924

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September 2010

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September 2010

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152 x 229 x 3mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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46

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978-1-157-08787-8

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9781157087878

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1-157-08787-6



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