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Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle".[2]
Clanga | |
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Greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) | |
Scientific 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 |
A molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae published in 2024 found that the genus Clanga was sister to the genus Ictinaetus which contains the black eagle.[3]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Indian spotted eagle | Clanga hastata (Lesson, 1834) |
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Nepal.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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Lesser spotted eagle | Clanga pomarina Brehm, 1831 |
Central and Eastern Europe and southeastward to Turkey and Armenia, and Africa![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Greater spotted eagle | Clanga clanga ((Pallas, 1811) |
northern Europe eastwards across Eurasia![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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