Clanga
Greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Aquilinae
Genus: Clanga
Adamowicz, 1854
Type species
Falco maculatus[1]
Gmelin, 1788

Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle".[2]

Species

Genus Clanga – Adamowicz, 1854 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Indian spotted eagle

Clanga hastata
(Lesson, 1834) 		Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Nepal.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 VU 


2,500 - 9,999[3] Decrease

Lesser spotted eagle

Clanga pomarina
Brehm, 1831 		Central and Eastern Europe and southeastward to Turkey and Armenia, and Africa
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


40,000 - 60,000[4] Steady

Greater spotted eagle

Clanga clanga
((Pallas, 1811) 		northern Europe eastwards across Eurasia
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 VU 


3,300 - 8,800[5] Decrease


Notes

References

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  1. ^ "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Clanga hastata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Clanga pomarina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Clanga clanga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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