Greater Spotted Eagle

Clanga clanga (Pallas, 1811) SPOEA 2930
Family: Accipitriformes > Accipitridae

Great Spotted Eagle, Yoav Perlman

A small, dark eagle that breeds in wet forest in a relatively narrow latitudinal band (45°–64°N) from the Baltic east to China. A handful of records from Britain.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
1 record observations recorded by BTO surveyors
1 record

BTO RECORDS

1 record observations recorded by BTO surveyors
1 record

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant has not been recorded in the UK for many decades and as such cannot be mapped.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Greater Spotted Eagle, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: àguila cridanera
Czech: orel volavý
Danish: Stor Skrigeørn
Dutch: Bastaardarend
Estonian: suur-konnakotkas
Finnish: kiljukotka
French: Aigle criard
German: Schelladler
Hungarian: fekete sas
Icelandic: Gjallörn
Irish: Iolar Breac
Italian: Aquila anatraia maggiore
Latvian: videjais erglis
Lithuanian: didysis erelis reksnys
Norwegian: Storskrikørn
Polish: orlik grubodzioby
Portuguese: águia-malhada
Slovak: orol hrubozobý
Slovenian: veliki klinkac
Spanish: Águila moteada
Swedish: större skrikörn

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