Bird
Greater spotted eagle
Aquila clanga · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records234,659in 66 countries
Most seen inIndia38,684 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Greater spotted eagle in brief
The greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — synonym of Clanga clanga.
Across the 66 countries we cover it has 234,659 published records, most of them from India, Greece and Sudan. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, October and November and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India38,684 records · best Jan, Dec
Greece25,986 records · best Nov, Feb
Sudan22,861 records · best Nov, Dec
Türkiye19,206 records · best Mar, Oct
Israel15,171 records · best Nov, Dec
Egypt12,589 records · best Mar, Nov
Spain12,448 records · best Dec, Jan
Ethiopia8,111 records · best Mar, Feb
South Sudan7,922 records · best Feb, Jan
Ukraine7,685 records · best Sep, Oct
Sweden7,615 records · best Sep, May
United Arab Emirates7,286 records · best Nov, Jan
Russia6,831 records · best Aug, May
Oman4,004 records · best Nov, Feb
Georgia3,828 records · best Oct, Sep
Romania3,743 records · best Oct, Mar
Bulgaria3,580 records · best Mar, Oct
Poland3,186 records · best Oct, Apr
Belarus3,135 records · best Sep, Apr
Kuwait2,363 records · best Nov, Jan
Iran1,764 records · best Oct, Feb
Denmark1,653 records · best Apr, May
Latvia1,559 records · best Oct, Apr
Germany1,308 records · best Oct, Nov
Finland1,254 records · best May, Jul
Estonia1,172 records · best Apr, Sep
Norway958 records · best Jun, Jul
Moldova912 records · best Oct, Mar
Lithuania877 records · best Oct, Apr
Italy676 records · best Jan, Dec
Syria580 records · best Mar, Oct
Lebanon572 records · best Mar, Oct
Cambodia481 records · best Feb, Jan
Saudi Arabia412 records · best Oct, Feb
Czechia355 records · best Oct, Mar
Palestine350 records · best Mar, Oct
Pakistan322 records · best Jan, Feb
Eritrea318 records · best Mar, Jan
Bangladesh315 records · best Dec, Feb
Singapore313 records · best Nov, Oct
Qatar301 records · best Nov, Dec
Switzerland287 records · best Nov, Oct
Austria256 records · best Nov, Mar
Croatia225 records · best Oct, Mar
Hungary215 records · best Apr, Mar
Serbia203 records · best Apr, Jan
Mongolia147 records · best Jun, May
Azerbaijan120 records · best Oct, Mar
Jordan90 records · best Mar, Nov
Bosnia and Herzegovina74 records · best Oct, Apr
Albania66 records · best Mar, Nov
Slovakia48 records · best Mar, Apr
Armenia33 records · best Apr, May
Montenegro26 records · best Mar, Sep
Algeria26 records · best Jul, Jun
Tajikistan23 records · best Apr, Sep
Uzbekistan23 records · best Apr, Mar
Yemen21 records · best Nov, Jan
Kyrgyzstan19 records · best Sep, Apr
Iraq18 records · best Nov, Jan
Slovenia17 records · best Nov, Oct
Turkmenistan13 records · best May, Mar
Chad11 records · best Feb, Mar
Bahrain7 records · best May, Jan
Luxembourg4 records · best Apr, Jan
Andorra1 records · best Nov, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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