Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) - HBW 2, p. 194
French: Aigle des steppes
German: Steppenadler
Spanish: Aguila Esteparia
Taxonomy: Aquila nipalensis Hodgson, 1833, great valley of Nepal.
Often regarded as conspecific with A. rapax, but morphological studies have shown clear differences which should also be verified by molecular techniques. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- orientalis Cabanis, 1854 - SE European Russia E to L Balkhash and E Kazakhstan, or perhaps to Tien Shan and Altai; winters in Middle East, Arabia and E & S Africa.
- nipalensis Hodgson, 1833 - Altai and Tibet E to Manchuria; winters in S Asia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult feeding on a road-killed Guenther's Dikdik, being interrupted by the traffic. Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp orientalis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 7 years ago 49 sec 4.7 -
An adult feeding on a road-killed Guenther's Dikdik. Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp orientalis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 7 years ago 44 sec 4.5 -
An immature bird perched in a tree, preening its wing. Locality Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Churu District, Rajasthan, India (ssp nipalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 February 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 4.1 -
An immature bird perched in a tree, preening. Locality Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Churu District, Rajasthan, India (ssp nipalensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 February 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 4 -
A close view of a juvenile flying past, above a rubbish dump. Locality Nainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp nipalensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 31 sec 4 -
An adult perched on an electric tower. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp orientalis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 7 years ago 30 sec 3.9
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at Maoz Chaim alfalfa fields
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 24 October 2010 2 years ago 4.7 -
A bird flying at Maoz Chaim alfalfa fields
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 24 October 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
subadult mail
Locality Zaysan Lake, East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (ssp nipalensis)
Andrey Kovalenko 18 August 2010 21 weeks ago 4.4 -
A bird flying.
Locality Altai Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Sergey Pisarevsky 13 June 2012 32 weeks ago 4.4 -
One of many Eagles in a rubbish dump
Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
John A Thompson 6 November 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
subadult birds
Locality Borokhudzir, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (ssp nipalensis)
Andrey Kovalenko 12 June 2011 21 weeks ago 4.3
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Alarm calls challenging other eagles at Keoladeo National Park in morning Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp nipalensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 November 1983 3 years ago 4 -
A bird giving calls Locality Greifvogelpark, Buchs, St. Gallen Canton, Switzerland
Michael C 3 January 2010 3 years ago 4
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