Lesser spotted eagle
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Clanga pomarina
Weight
1.2-2.2
2.6-4.8
kglbs
kg lbs 
Length
54-65
21.3-25.6
cminch
cm inch 
Wingspan
145-165
57.1-65
cminch
cm inch 

The lesser spotted eagle (Clanga pomarina ) is a large Eastern European bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The typical eagles are often united with the buteos, sea eagles, and other more heavy-set Accipitridae, but more recently it appears as if they are less distinct from the more slender accipitrine hawks than believed.

Di

Diurnal

Ca

Carnivore

Ar

Arboreal

Te

Terrestrial

Te

Territorial

Co

Congregatory

Mo

Monogamy

Mi

Migrating

L

starts with

Appearance

This is a medium-sized eagle, about 60 cm (24 in) in length and with a wingspan of 150 cm (59 in). Its head and wing coverts are pale brown and contrast with the generally dark plumage. The head and bill are small for an eagle. Usually, a white patch occurs on the upper wings, and even adults retain a clearly marked white "V" on the rump; the wing markings are absent and the white "V" is not well-defined in the greater spotted eagle.

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The juvenile has less contrast in the wings, but the remiges bear prominent white spots. It differs from greater spotted eagle juveniles by a lack of wing covert spotting and the presence of a cream-colored neck patch.

The call is a dog-like yip.

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Climate zones

Lesser spotted eagle habitat map
Lesser spotted eagle
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Habits and Lifestyle

The lesser spotted eagle uses regularly spaced territories consistently between years in the north-western part of its distribution. The distances between territories vary across the region, although this was not found to be related to breeding success. Synchronous variation in breeding success across the region indicates that the eagles are instead influenced by large-scale factors such as fluctuations in climate or prey availability.The lesser spotted eagle eagle lays one to three white, buff-spotted eggs in a tree nest. As usual for eagles, only in breeding seasons with very abundant prey does more than one young fledge, but the female starts incubating when the first egg has been laid, thus the first young to hatch usually outgrows its clutch mate(s) and will kill and even eat them sooner or later.

Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

Mating Habits

MATING BEHAVIOR

Population

References

1. Lesser spotted eagle Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_spotted_eagle
2. Lesser spotted eagle on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22696022/93539187
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/664085

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