Short-Toed Snake Eagle, Serpent Eagle and Black Eagle

1. Short-Toed Snake Eagle (circaetus gallicus) 62-67cm
It is resident and mainly found in Pakistan, South Nepal and India. It has long and broad wings, pinched in at base and rather long-tail. It's head is broad and rounded. It soars with wings flat or slightly raised; frequently hovers. It pattern variable, often with dark headed and breast, barred underbody, dark trailing edge to underwing and broad subterminal tail band; can be very pale on underbody and underwing. Mainly found in open dry plains and hill.

2. Crested Serpent Eagle (spilornis cheela) 56-74cm
It is widespread resident. It has broad rounded wings. It soars with wings held forward and in pronounced V. Similarly Adult has broad white bands across wing and tails hooded apperance at rest with yellow cere and lores and white spotting on brown underparts. Juvenile has blackish ear-coverts, yellow cere and lores, whistish head and underparts narrower barring on tail (than Adult) and largely white underwing with fine dark barring and dark trailing edge. S.C davisoni of Andamans and Nicobars is Small with buff underparts and underwing coverts and narrower white banding on wings and tail. It is found in forest and well-wooded country.

3. Small Serpent Eagle (Spilornis minimus; 46-48cm)
This type of birds is resident Nicobars. It is very small in size than other. S.M minimus of central Nicobars has white scaling on black crest, cinnamon-grey underparts with white barring, broad grey central brand across uppertail and broad white central band and some white at base on undertail. Juvenile minimus has buff tips to crown; crest and upperparts and full second pale band across uppertail. S.m Klossi of Great Nicobar has cinnamon scaling in black crest, blackish gular stripe, plain cinnamon underparts and narrow black banding on white undertail. It is found in forest near rivers.

4. Black Eagle (lctinaetus malayensis 69-81cm)
It is resident and found in Himalayas, hill of India, Bangladesh and Sri-Lanka. Distinctive wing shaped and long tail. It flies with wing rasi.