Details for Steppe Eagle

• Steppe Eagle

  The Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey that breeds in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, migrating to Africa and India for the winter, including Egypt. It is a powerful eagle with broad wings and a formidable beak, typically dark brown in plumage. Steppe Eagles are opportunistic hunters and scavengers, feeding on rodents, small mammals, birds, and carrion. They are often seen soaring high in the sky or perched on prominent vantage points. The species is endangered due to habitat loss, poisoning, and electrocution on power lines.

  

  Habitat: The Steppe Eagle lives in Tanzania, Dem-rep-congo, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Somaliland, Somalia, South-africa, Angola, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Benin, Burkina-faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central-african-rep, Chad, Congo, Cote-d-ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra-leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, Albania, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Spain, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Sri-lanka, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Russia.