Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Lesser Spotted Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina

Described by: Brehm, C. L. (1831)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kenya - Jan, 2004 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

E. Europe;
C., e. and se. Europe from the Gulf of Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, w. Russia, e. Germany, Poland on the Poland-Belarus border (Biatowieza Forest and Biebrza Marsh), Slovakia (Carpathians), Hungary (Hortobagy National Park and Zemplen), Byelorussia, Ukraine, Georgia, the former Yugoslavia and Greece through Turkey (Anatolia) to the Balkans, the Caucasus, Transcaucasus and in the se. Caspian lowlands (Azerbaijan and n. Iran). E. limit of range not well known. Migrates through Syria, Lebanon and Jordan (Zubiya Wildlife Reserve, Jerash).
Winters in s. in se. Europe and Asia Minor and perhaps e. Africa (Sudan, Kenya).

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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