47. Crested Serpent Eagle (ತುರಾಯಿ ಪನ್ನಗಾರಿ, ಹಾವು ಗಿಡುಗ - Turaahi Pannagaari, Havu Giduga)

Crested Serpent Eagle - ತುರಾಯಿ ಪನ್ನಗಾರಿ, ಹಾವು ಗಿಡುಗ - Turaahi Pannagaari, Havu Giduga

The Crested Serpent Eagle (Kannada Name: ತುರಾಯಿ ಪನ್ನಗಾರಿ, ಹಾವು ಗಿಡುಗ - Turaahi Pannagaari, Havu Giduga) (Spilornis cheela) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within its widespread range across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and East Asia, there are considerable variations and some authorities prefer to treat several of its subspecies as completely separate species. Wiki

Crested Serpent Eagle - ತುರಾಯಿ ಪನ್ನಗಾರಿ, ಹಾವು ಗಿಡುಗ - Turaahi Pannagaari, Havu Giduga

Types of Eagle species found in Mysuru:

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. There are 43 species which occur in Karnataka and I have found 8 species in Mysuru

• Tawny eagle
• Shikra
• Black-winged kite
• Black kite
• Brahminy kite
• Egyptian vulture
• Crested serpent eagle
• Indian spotted eagle