#0968 · 🐦 birds

Lesser Spotted Eagle

🇳🇱 Schreeuwarend ·Clanga pomarina

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 2iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,595iNaturalist observations
weight 1.7 kgadult, up to
lifespan 26 yrmaximum recorded
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).