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Birds

Steppe
Eagle

Endangered

Decreasing

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

The steppe eagle is about 32 in in length and has a wingspan of 7.1 ft. Females, weighing 4.9 kg are slightly larger than males

The steppe eagle breeds from Romania east through the south Russian and Central Asian steppes to Mongolia. The European and Central Asian birds winter in Africa, and the eastern birds in India. It lays 1–3 eggs in a stick nest in a tree. Throughout its range it favours open dry habitats, such as desert, semi-desert, steppes, or savannah.

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Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    নেপালি ঈগল
  • Gujarati:
    નેપાળી જુમ્માસ
  • Malayalam:
    കായൽ പരുന്തു്
  • Marathi:
    नेपाळी गरुड
  • Nepali:
    गोमायु महाचील
  • Tamil:
    புல்வெளிக் கழுகு
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Taxanomy

ACCIPITRIFORMES
ACCIPITRIDAE
Aquila nipalensis

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