Population
Estimated population is 1,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat loss and fragmentation due to increasing pressure from human population increases, conversion to agriculture, grazing and logging, and hunting are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Andaman Serpent Eagle (Spilornis) [XC724562]
by James Eaton from Diglipur_Seven_Families_small_village_north_Andaman_India, India (call)
Andaman Serpent Eagle (Spilornis elgini) [XC722968]
by Louis A. Hansen from Chidiyatapu Botanical Park, Port Blair, Andaman Island, India, India (call)
Subspecies
The only taxon in the Spilornis complex that is definitely separate species and not subspecies of Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela), as occurs in sympatry with subspecies davisoni of Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela).