congo serpent eagle
dryotriorchis spectabilis latin

Currently, the Congo Serpent Eagle's population is dwindling due to deforestation.

The Congo Serpent Eagle is listed as a species of Least Concern due to its large range and population.

The Congo Serpent Eagle does not migrate, though it is unknown if it is locally nomadic.

The Congo Serpent Eagle lives in the understory of its habitat and occasionally perches on lower boughs in tall trees.

The Congo Serpent Eagle has been depicted on postage stamps from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.

The main predators of this species are humans and various birds of prey, including the Martial eagle, Bateleur, and the Congo Serpent Eagle.

The Congo Serpent Eagle closely resembles Cassin's Hawk-Eagle, and some ornithologists believe that this likeness is a rare example of avian mimicry.

The Congo Serpent Eagle is superficially similar in plumage and size to Cassin's Hawk-Eagle, which has an overlapping range with the serpent eagle.

The Congo Serpent Eagle was first described in 1863 by Hermann Schlegel as Astur spectabilis from a specimen collected near Elmina, Ghana.

The Congo Serpent Eagle (Dryotriorchis spectabilis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, and is placed in the monotypic genus Dryotriorchis.

The Congo Serpent Eagle lives in southern Sierra Leone and Guinea, Liberia, and southern Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.