Lesser Spotted Eagle
Clanga pomarina(Brehm, CL, 1831)
English (US) Lesser Spotted Eagle
The Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: breeds locally in eastern Europe to Caspian lowlands; winters to southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Clanga pomarina
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Described by
- (Brehm, CL, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Aquila Pomarina
- Described by
- (Brehm, CL, 1831)
- Type locality
- Pomerania.
- Original description
- Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands p.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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