Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga [Pallas, 1811] |
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family: Accipitridae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 2930 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(B) Not Recorded since 1915
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
68 cm
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Wingspan: 168 cm |
Weight:
M: 1.8 kg F: 2.4 kg
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Scientific name from:
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L.: aquila=an eagle and Gr.: klangos=a type of eagle mnetioned by Aristotle |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS e Europe, c&s Asia, WINTERS: south to s Europe, n Africa & s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Open forest, swamp, steppe |
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Diet:
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Opportunist, small vertebrates, insects and carrion |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cornwall, 1850
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
12
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1885),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1908),
Suffolk
(1892),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1872),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1861),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| 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 |
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Spanish:
Águila moteada
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Swedish: Större skrikörn |
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