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Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga   [Pallas, 1811]
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Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
BTO Codes: , SPOEA EURING No: 2930
Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: 1 Global Conservation Concern; Endangered
Global: Vulnerable ( Details )
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Status in UK: (B)  Not Recorded since 1915
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 68 cm Wingspan: 168 cm Weight: M: 1.8 kg   F: 2.4 kg    
Scientific name from: L.: aquila=an eagle and Gr.: klangos=a type of eagle mnetioned by Aristotle
World Distribution: BREEDS e Europe, c&s Asia, WINTERS: south to s Europe, n Africa & s Asia
Habitat: Open forest, swamp, steppe
Diet: Opportunist, small vertebrates, insects and carrion
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Cornwall, 1860
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 12 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: No Records
   North-east England: Northumberland (1885),
   North-west England: Cumbria ,
   English Midlands: No Records
   Eastern England: Essex (1908), Suffolk (1892),
   South-east England: Berkshire (1872), Hampshire ,
   South-west England: Cornwall , Devon ,
   Wales: No Records
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Other Names
Greater Spotted Eagle
Gaelic: Welsh:
Danish: Stor skrigeřrn Dutch: Bastaardarend
Finnish: Kiljukotka French: Aigle criard
German: Schelladler Hungarian: Nagy békászó sas
Icelandic: Gjallörn Irish: Iolar Breac
Italian: Aquila anatraia maggiore Norwegian: Storskrikřrn
Polish: Orlik grubodzioby Portuguese: Águia-gritadeira
Spanish: Águila moteada Swedish: Större skrikörn
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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