Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Steppe Eagle*
Id (Atlas):
Aquila nipalensis
Description (10 )
Steppe Eagle
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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.
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.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).
Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)... )
Listen to XC879526
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis ) [XC879526 ]
by id from Darb Bani Sha'ba, Asir Principality, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia (call)
Listen to XC106053
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis ) [XC106053 ]
by David Darrell-Lambert from Thumrait, Dhofar, Oman, Oman (flight 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:
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For more information about the Steppe Eagle see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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