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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A bird on a pole, in the rain. Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 22 March 2008 4 years ago 43 sec 3 -
A distant bird perched on the top of a dry trunk Locality Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India (ssp nipalensis)
Guus van Duin 3 January 2006 5 years ago 12 sec 2.9 -
A bird resting on the ground or waiting for a Ground Squirrel. Locality Kendirli-Kayasan plateau, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan (ssp orientalis)
Christophe Gouraud 26 April 2009 3 years ago 1 min 5 sec 2.9 -
An adult perching. Locality Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve, Akmola Province, Kazakhstan (ssp orientalis)
Eric Roualet 2 June 2012 48 weeks ago 24 sec 2.3
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A bird perched.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 22 March 2008 4 years ago 3.5 -
Steppe Eagle closeup
Locality Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Yograj and manjeet jadeja 2 years ago 3.4 -
An immature flying.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan
Christophe Gouraud 31 March 2010 2 years ago 3.4 -
An immature flying.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan
Christophe Gouraud 31 March 2010 2 years ago 3.4 -
2 steppe Eagles
Locality Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 1 March 2013 11 weeks ago 3.3 -
Perched on ground.
Locality Banni Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 18 January 2010 2 years ago 3.3
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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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