Perak - Crested Serpent Eagle

The Crested Serpent Eagle in Malaysia are know by two subspecies. The malayensis and burmanicus with burmanicus only passage and very rare. Malayensis on the other hand are common. In fact majority or Crested Serpent Eagle we see in Peninsula Malaysia are off from this subspecies. They are know for more highlighted in colour, smaller and more spot. Adult such as in this picture are easily observed in a lot of places. Nest however is very rare. Almost all Crested Serpent Eagle prefer nest to be near water. In search for nest, almost all nest are found in mangrove area and a few was well observed till fledge. Dependency period of almost 6 month are are recorded in one of the individual. Full detail of nest will be posted up in near future.

Crested Serpent Eagle
malayensis subspecies
(Photo by Terence & Eileen)