This is a medium-sized eagle - 60cm in length - with a wingspan of 150 cm. The Lesser Spotted Eagle breeds in Central and Eastern Europe and southeastward to Turkey, and winters in Africa. It hunts small mammals and similar terrestrial prey in open or lightly wooded areas.
Aquila pomarina lays 1–3 white buff-spotted eggs in a tree nest, with more than one young fledge* occurring only in seasons of very abundant prey: the female starts incubating when the first egg has been laid, and thus the first young to hatch usually outgrows its clutchmate(s) and will kill and even eat them sooner or later.
The species Conservation Status is Least Concern.
[All text: Ref (77)]
* Fledge is the stage in a young bird's life when the feathers and wing muscles are sufficiently developed for flight. It also describes the act of a chick's parents raising it to a fully grown state. A young bird that has recently fledged but is still dependent upon parental care and feeding is called a fledgling. (78)
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