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Indian Spotted Eagle

Clanga hastata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 25, February 23, March 15, April 18, May 11, June 7, July 5, August 10, September 1, October 10, November 18, December 20.
India163
Karnātaka47
Gujarāt21
Tamil Nādu19
Mahārāshtra18
Rājasthān12
Kerala11
Uttar Pradesh8
West Bengal5
Bangladesh5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusSpotted Eagles · Clanga

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