Steppe eagle
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The steppe eagle is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The steppe eagle's well-feathered legs illustrate it to be a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, also k
Steppe Eagle Portrait
The gape of the steppe eagle is an easy way to distinguish it from the tawny eagle. The gape extends beyond the center of the eye as against the tawny. The oval nostril sets it apart from the spotted eagles.
Detailed view of a young steppe eagle in flight in Pakistan.
Adult steppe eagle in flight, Aravalli Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon
Tawny eagle
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The tawny eagle is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its heavily feathered legs mark it as a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, also known as booted eagles.
Steppe eagle
…to be a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, also known as the "Booted eagles". This species was once considered to be closely related to the sedentary tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific. They were split based on pronounced differences in morphology and anatomy…
Tawny eagle Serengeti
A tawny eagle sitting on the ground displaying typical features: a mid-sized eagle with a long neck, well-feathered legs, well-proportioned frame and large bill lacking a deep gape.
The distinctly darker subspecies native to India and elsewhere in Asia, A. r. vindhiana.
Close-up showing gape extending only to below the middle of the eye