Clanga (bird)
| Clanga | |
|---|---|
| Greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Aquilinae |
| Genus: | Clanga Adamowicz, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Falco maculatus Gmelin, 1788 | |
Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle".
A molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae published in 2024 found that the genus Clanga was sister to the genus Ictinaetus which contains the black eagle.
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