Greater spotted eagle  (Aquila clanga)

Range

The range of the greater spotted eagle is fragmented, with breeding taking place in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, mainland China and Mongolia. A migratory species, it leaves the breeding grounds for the winter, and may be found in central and eastern European, north and east Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian peninsula, the Indian subcontinent and east and Southeast Asia over winter (2).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

During the breeding season, the greater spotted eagle is found in lowland forests near wetlands, where it nests in tall trees and hunts over swamps and wet meadows (2). During the migration and in winter, it visits deserts, shrubland, wetlands, and mangroves, congregating around shallow water and perching on low bushes and small trees (7).

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