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The  changeable hawk-eagle or crested hawk-eagle is a large  bird of prey . More informal or antiquated English common names include the  marsh hawk-eagle or Indian crested hawk-eagle. It is a typical “hawk-eagle” in that it is an agile forest-dwelling predator and like many such eagles readily varies its prey selection between  birds ,  mammals  or  reptiles  as well as other  vertebrates . The changeable hawk-eagle is a largish but slender eagle. Adult changeable hawk-eagles are typically dark brown above and boldly streaked below with a strong bill, a variably sized, often floppy crest or no crest, rather short wings, a quite long, thinly-barred tail and long feathered legs. In flight, the changeable hawk-eagles is a large raptor with a prominent head, rather short rounded and broad wings, long squarish or rounded tail, but has somewhat slenderer wings and straighter trailing edges than sympatric species of hawk-eagles. The species tends to fly with a fast agile flight.  The ex

  An Adult Crested Serpent Eagle The C rested Serpent Eagle  is a medium-sized  bird of prey  that is found in forested habitats across  tropical   Asia . Its presence ranges across the  Indian Subcontinent ,  Southeast Asia  and  East Asia. A Juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle  This medium-large, dark brown eagle is broad and has a sturdy built, with rounded wings and a short tail. Its short black and white fan-shaped nuchal crest gives it a thick-necked appearance. The bare facial skin and feet are yellow. The underside is spotted with white and yellowish-brown. In soaring flight, the broad and paddle-shaped wings are held in a shallow V. The tail and underside of the flight  feathers  are black with broad white bars. Young birds show a lot of white on the head. A close up The crested serpent eagle is a  reptile  eater which hunts over forests, often close to wet grassland, for  snakes  and  lizards . It has also been observed to prey on birds, amphibians, mammals and fishes. It is foun