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
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Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle". [2]
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
|
Lesser spotted eagle |
Clanga pomarina Brehm, 1831 |
Central and Eastern Europe and southeastward to Turkey and Armenia, and Africa |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Greater spotted eagle |
Clanga clanga ( (Pallas, 1811) |
northern Europe eastwards across Eurasia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
Clanga | |
---|---|
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
|
Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle". [2]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indian spotted eagle |
Clanga hastata ( Lesson, 1834) |
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Nepal. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
Lesser spotted eagle |
Clanga pomarina Brehm, 1831 |
Central and Eastern Europe and southeastward to Turkey and Armenia, and Africa |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Greater spotted eagle |
Clanga clanga ( (Pallas, 1811) |
northern Europe eastwards across Eurasia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|