Crested serpent eagle in Bandipur, Karnataka

From the archive record

Spilornis cheela is a thickset medium-sized brown raptor of forested habitats. When perched, readily identified by its bright yellow loral skin, white-speckled undersides, and loose black-and-white crest. On adults in flight, note the bold black-and-white stripes on the underwings and tail. Juveniles are whitish overall with a dark mask and blotchy brown-and-white wings. As its name indicates, a significant portion of the diet includes snakes, but the species also eats a wide range of other prey, from earthworms to large songbirds. Source: ebird.org This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K,