Lesser spotted eagle | |
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Juvenile Note white spots on wings and white V on rump | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Clanga |
Species: | C. pomarina
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Binomial name | |
Clanga pomarina (Brehm, CL, 1831)
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Range of C. pomarina
Breeding Non-breeding Passage
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Synonyms | |
Aquila pomarina |
The lesser spotted eagle (Clanga pomarina) is a large Eastern European bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The typical eagles are often united with the buteos, sea eagles, and other more heavy-set Accipitridae, but more recently it appears as if they are less distinct from the more slender accipitrine hawks than believed.