| 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 Gmelin, J.F., 1788 = Aquila clanga Pallas, 1811 | |
Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle". [1]
The genus Clanga was introduced in 1854 by the Polish naturalist Adam Ferdynand Adamowicz (1802-1881). [2] [3] [4] The type species is Falco maculatus Gmelin, J.F., 1788, a synonym of Aquila clanga (the greater spotted eagle) that was described in 1811 by Peter Simon Pallas. Falco maculatus Gmelin, J.F., is preoccupied by Falco maculatus Tunstall 1771 but under the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature Falco maculatus is still considered to be the type species. [5] [6] The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos meaning "eagle". [1]
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. [7]
The genus contains three species: [8]
| 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
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| Lesser spotted eagle | Clanga pomarina Brehm, 1831 | Central and Eastern Europe and southeastward to Turkey and Armenia, and Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Greater spotted eagle | Clanga clanga ((Pallas, 1811) | northern Europe eastwards across Eurasia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU
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