Adult © Christoph Moning eBird S11912287 Macaulay Library ML 66340331
Immature © Christoph Moning
Adult © Rohit Hirway
Immature © Rahul Singh
Immature © Christoph Moning

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis

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Identification

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A large eagle with rich brown plumage, wide wings, and seven well-splayed “fingers” at the wingtip. Adults are entirely dark brown; juveniles and immatures at rest show a distinctive wide white band bordered with black on the wing. In flight, this transforms into a white traverse band on the underwing that forms the base of the primary and secondary feathers. Birds take about four years to attain adult plumage. Frequents open grasslands, deserts, scrub, wetlands, and mountains, and is a regular carcass feeder along with vultures.

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