Touch the sky The crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) is found throughout much of south and southeast Asia and in large parts of China, but the subspecies Spilornis cheela hoya is unique to Taiwan. It grows to around 70 centimeters in length, weighs over 1.5 kilograms, and is chunkily built. Of the 28 members of the eagle family (Accipitridae) found in Taiwan, only Hodgson's hawk eagle is larger.
擎天鷲大冠鷲，屬於台灣特有亞種，身體長約七十公分，體重超過一公斤半，寬膀粗頸，在台灣二十八種鷲鷹科鳥類中，體型僅次於熊鷹。