Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
76 - 80 cm
Wingspan: 165 - 214 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hodgson, 1833

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, temperate grassland, dry savanna. From sea-level 3,000 m, occasionally to 7,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (P), Albania, Armenia (B), Azerbaijan, Bahrain (P), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Bulgaria (B) (P), China (mainland), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia (NB) (P), Greece, India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Iraq (NB) (P), Israel, Jordan (NB) (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan (B), Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Moldova [Republic of] (E) (B), Mongolia (B), Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania (E) (B), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Thailand, Turkey (B), Turkmenistan (B), Uganda, Ukraine (B), United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan (B), Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary (NB), Italy, Mali, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) [XC879526]
by id from Darb Bani Sha'ba, Asir Principality, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)

Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) [XC845367]
by Antero Lindholm from Shanghai Zoo, Shanghai Shi, China (call)

Subspecies
Often regarded as conspecific with Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax), but morphological studies have shown clear differences which should also be verified by molecular techniques.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

orientalis Cabanis, 1854 - South-eastern European Russia east to L Balkhash and eastern Kazakhstan, or perhaps to Tien Shan and Altai. Winters in Middle East, Arabia and eastern and southern Africa.
nipalensis Hodgson, 1833 - Altai and Tibet east to Manchuria. Winters in southern Asia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) - 10 files

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