Mountain Serpent-Eagle

Mountain Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis kinabaluensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
222 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Serpent-Eagle sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 222 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

<5% · Rare
Blyth's Hawk-Eagle
LC

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus alboniger

5–10% · With luck
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-bellied Eagle
NT

Rufous-bellied Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophotriorchis kienerii

<5% · Rare
Black Eagle

Black Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ictinaetus malayensis

<5% · Rare
Crested Hawk-Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus cirrhatus

<5% · Rare
Brahminy Kite
LC

Brahminy Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliastur indus

<5% · Rare
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
LC

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus leucogaster

Insufficient data
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
VU

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus nanus

Insufficient data
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

Insufficient data
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Serpent-Eagle in Kinabalu Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Serpent-Eagle sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 222 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Serpent-Eagle in Kinabalu Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Serpent-Eagle in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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