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Where to see the Crested Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis cheela · bird · Accipitridae

Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) is recorded in 937 protected areas and wildlife sites across 16 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kanha National Park (India), 東北角沿海保護區 (Taiwan) and Kenting National Park (Taiwan).

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Crested Serpent-Eagle
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Where is the best place to see the Crested Serpent-Eagle?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Crested Serpent-Eagle are Kanha National Park (India), 東北角沿海保護區 (Taiwan) and Kenting National Park (Taiwan). Most sites are in India (358), Thailand (138) and Taiwan (96). It appears in 16 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Crested Serpent-Eagle

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kanha National ParkIndia7,6621979–2026Recorded on GBIF
2東北角沿海保護區Taiwan6,0901975–2025Recorded on GBIF
3Kenting National ParkTaiwan4,8151973–2024Recorded on GBIF
4Kaziranga National ParkIndia3,3281971–2026Recorded on GBIF
5特別景觀區Taiwan3,3191973–2024Recorded on GBIF
6北海岸沿海保護區Taiwan3,1411984–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Kaeng Krachan National ParkThailand2,8011988–2026Recorded on GBIF
8Kevladev National ParkIndia2,5731970–2024Recorded on GBIF
9Yangmingshan National ParkTaiwan2,4191973–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed)India2,2921990–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Nagarhole National ParkIndia2,1701989–2026Recorded on GBIF
12花東沿海保護區Taiwan2,0801985–2025Recorded on GBIF
13Manas Tiger ReserveIndia2,0341971–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Corbett Tiger ReserveIndia2,0081978–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Manas National ParkIndia1,9331971–2026Recorded on GBIF
16Jim Corbett National ParkIndia1,9181978–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Periyar National ParkIndia1,7851964–2025Recorded on GBIF
18Khao Yai National ParkThailand1,6221969–2025Recorded on GBIF
19Anaimalai Tiger ReserveIndia1,3871988–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Yunlin Huben Fairy Pitta Major Wildlife HabitatTaiwan1,3391996–2026Recorded on GBIF
21Thattekad Bird SanctuaryIndia1,3171995–2025Recorded on GBIF
22Satpura National ParkIndia1,3102011–2025Recorded on GBIF
23Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ESZ (Proposed)India1,2271996–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Bandhavgarh National ParkIndia1,2011993–2026Recorded on GBIF
25Danshuei River Mangrove WetlandTaiwan1,1931977–2024Recorded on GBIF

912 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 358, Thailand: 138, Taiwan: 96, Malaysia: 85, Indonesia: 72, China: 53, Sri Lanka: 29, Cambodia: 27, Vietnam: 25, Bangladesh: 19, Nepal: 10, Laos: 10, Singapore: 6, Myanmar: 4, Philippines: 3 and Bhutan: 2.

Seen on trips

The Crested Serpent-Eagle is recorded in these trip reports:

and 6 more.

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Singapore guide, Sri Lanka guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Kanha National Park

Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Taiwan, Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Bhutan.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.