Spilornis
Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. As adults all have dark crowns, and bright yellow eyes and cere. These medium-sized raptors are found in forests of southern Asia and are known as serpent-eagles; an English name shared with two African species from the genera Dryotriorchis and Eutriorchis.
Etymology
σπιλος spilos “spot”; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos “bird”.Species
As traditionally defined, there are 6 species in this genus, but several small island populations that usually are included in the crested serpent eagle have been proposed split into separate species.| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| Spilornis elgini | Andaman serpent eagle | Andaman Islands in southeast India. | |
| Spilornis klossi | Great Nicobar serpent eagle | Indian island of Great Nicobar | |
| Spilornis rufipectus | Sulawesi serpent eagle | Sulawesi in Indonesia | |
| Spilornis cheela | Crested serpent eagle | across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia | |
| Spilornis holospilus | Philippine serpent eagle | Philippines | |
| Spilornis kinabaluensis | Mountain serpent eagle | northern Borneo |