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− | [[Image:indian_spotted_eagle_alok.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], December-2017]] | + | [[Image:indian_spotted_eagle_alok.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Immature<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], December-2017]] |
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Their diet consists of mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians. | Their diet consists of mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians. | ||
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Two individuals were sitting in an Acacia tree, when a Greater Spotted Eagle too flew in. This made one of the Indian Spotted restless and it started calling. | Two individuals were sitting in an Acacia tree, when a Greater Spotted Eagle too flew in. This made one of the Indian Spotted restless and it started calling. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:50, 28 December 2018
- Clanga hastata
Identification
50–60 cm (19¾-23½ in)
- Overall brown plumage
- Whitish streaks on breast
- Gape extends to centre of eye
Distribution
Asia: found in India, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly included in the genus Aquila.
Habitat
Lowland forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians.
Breeding
The stick nest is placed in a tree fork. It is lined with green leaves.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>indian_spotted_eagle_call_alok.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, February-2016
Two individuals were sitting in an Acacia tree, when a Greater Spotted Eagle too flew in. This made one of the Indian Spotted restless and it started calling.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
- The Eagle Directory
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Indian Spotted Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indian_Spotted_Eagle
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