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.
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
Bonelli's eagle
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Bonelli's eagle is a large bird of prey. The common name of the bird commemorates the Italian ornithologist and collector Franco Andrea Bonelli. Bonelli is credited with gathering the type specimen, m
Perched on a tree near a wetland in Biligiriranga Hills
Bonelli's eagles are medium-sized eagles and have distinctly elongated legs and massive feet and talons.
Juvenile Bonelli's eagle in flight, in rural Sangli district.