Crested Serpent Eagle is a common breeding
resident of forests and wooded areas throughout the island. It is a common
sight in such areas of soaring and circling up birds usually in pairs to great
heights on sunny days, frequently uttering its loud ringing call. As its name
implies, Crested serpent eagle feeds mainly on snakes. But frogs, lizards,
rodents and probably injured or sick bird are also included in its prey. The
breeding seasons is from February to May and nest a mass of sticks and twigs
place on a tree in jungle where it lays single egg or occasionally two.
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