Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) - HBW 2, p. 193
French: Aigle criard
German: Schelladler
Spanish: Aguila Moteada
Other common names: Spotted Eagle
Taxonomy: Aquila Clanga Pallas, 1811, Russia and Siberia.
Sometimes considered to form superspecies with A. pomarina. Monotypic.
Distribution: EC Europe E through Russia to S Ussuriland and Manchuria; isolated populations in N Iran and NC India. Winters from S Europe, NE & E Africa and Middle East through N Pakistan to S & E China and Indochina.
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Adult perched in a tree with a Saker Falcon, frontal view. Locality Agamon Lake, Hula Valley, Israel (Monotypic species)
Mark Andrews 23 November 2011 1 year ago 44 sec 4.2 -
feeding alone; ID unsure; immature? Locality Pajarapol, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 20 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 22 sec 4.1 -
An immature in a tree, at dusk Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 7 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A bird soaring and calling. Locality Takae fields, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 January 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird soaring, seen from below. Locality Takae fields, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 January 2010 2 years ago 29 sec 3.3 -
A bird soaring. Locality Takae fields, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 January 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.3
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juvenile in flight
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 23 November 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
in flight
Locality Harod Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 21 November 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
What a fantastic experiance to get so close to this eagle
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 6 November 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
one of our wintertime visitors
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 17 April 2010 3 years ago 4.4 -
adult standing on tree
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 22 November 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Juvenile standing on the ground
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 23 November 2010 2 years ago 4.3
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Challenge calls Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1983 2 years ago 4 -
Challenge calls Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 1983 3 years ago 4 -
A bird calling while soaring. Locality Takae fields, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 January 2010 2 years ago 2
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