Bird
Lesser spotted eagle
Aquila pomarina · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsApr · Sep–Octmost records
Records165,788in 52 countries
Most seen inGeorgia24,219 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Lesser spotted eagle in brief
The lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 52 countries we cover it has 165,788 published records, most of them from Georgia, Israel and Zimbabwe. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, September and October 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
Georgia24,219 records · best Sep, Oct
Israel16,907 records · best Sep, Oct
Zimbabwe12,947 records · best Dec, Nov
Türkiye11,536 records · best Apr, Oct
Zambia10,333 records · best Nov, Mar
Botswana8,987 records · best Jan, Dec
Estonia8,013 records · best May, Aug
Poland7,229 records · best Jul, May
Tanzania6,234 records · best Mar, Oct
Ukraine5,342 records · best Sep, Apr
Bulgaria4,694 records · best Sep, Apr
Sudan4,535 records · best Oct, Mar
Egypt3,985 records · best Oct, Apr
Uganda3,592 records · best Mar, Oct
Mozambique3,380 records · best Jan, Dec
Belarus3,320 records · best Sep, Apr
Russia3,142 records · best Apr, May
Romania3,098 records · best Apr, Sep
Democratic Republic of the Congo3,061 records · best Feb, Nov
Ethiopia2,253 records · best Mar, Oct
Denmark1,948 records · best May, Jun
Lithuania1,934 records · best Sep, Apr
Namibia1,753 records · best Jan, Dec
Greece1,751 records · best May, Apr
Malawi1,706 records · best Feb, Mar
Latvia1,628 records · best Sep, Apr
Lebanon1,044 records · best Oct, Sep
Palestine1,032 records · best Apr, Mar
Iran835 records · best Sep, Oct
Slovakia782 records · best Jul, Aug
Syria672 records · best Oct, Apr
South Sudan654 records · best Oct, Mar
Moldova527 records · best Apr, Sep
Hungary487 records · best May, Aug
Eritrea426 records · best Mar, Apr
Armenia410 records · best May, Sep
Czechia326 records · best Aug, Sep
Angola284 records · best Mar, Feb
Azerbaijan183 records · best May, Sep
Croatia166 records · best May, Aug
Jordan105 records · best Apr, Mar
Finland97 records · best May, Jun
Serbia96 records · best Jul, May
Cyprus49 records · best Oct, Sep
North Macedonia18 records · best Jun, May
Burundi15 records · best Oct, Mar
Tunisia12 records · best Apr, May
Bosnia and Herzegovina10 records · best May, Jun
Malta10 records · best Sep, Oct
Iraq10 records · best Mar, Oct
Montenegro8 records · best Apr, May
Djibouti3 records · best Oct, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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