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Aquila pomarina CL Brehm, 1831 Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Lesser spotted eagle Schreiadler Aigle pomarin Įguila pomerana
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC 3 threat status R)
Migration: intercontinental avoids large bodies of water

Aquila pomarina

Migratory; highly dependent on soaring and thus thermals, avoiding large bodies of water. C European birds leave around mid-Sept; European birds migrate over Bosporus, Israel and Suez, where well studied, but migration in Africa little understood. A satellite-tracked juvenile covered 6000 km from Latvia to Sudan in barely a month, remaining there for over 6 weeks, before continuing to Kenya. Few birds cross sea from Italy and S Greece to N Africa. Adults arrive at breeding grounds in Apr. Race hastata apparently not migratory.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
Recommended link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/directive/birdactionplan/aquilapomarina.htm
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations