Madagascar serpent eagle

Eutriorchis astur

The Madagascar serpent eagle (Eutriorchis astur) is a bird found in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar. It eats reptiles and frogs and small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Eutriorchis astur
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar

🏡 Where the Madagascar serpent eagle lives

Found in Madagascar.

🍽️ What it eats

🦎 Reptiles & frogs80%
🐭 Mammals & birds20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 1.8 kilograms. It mostly eats lizards and frogs.

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Recorded by Ken Behrens (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC498007. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Madagascar serpent eagle

Where does the Madagascar serpent eagle live?

The Madagascar serpent eagle lives in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar.

What does the Madagascar serpent eagle eat?

reptiles and frogs (about 80%), small mammals and birds (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Madagascar serpent eagle endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.