Steppe eagle
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Steppe eagle ( Aquila nipalensis orientalis ) |
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The Steppenadler ( Aquila nipalensis ) is a bird art from the genus of Real Adler ( Aquila ).
description
The steppe eagle has a body length of about 62 to 74 cm and a wingspan of 165 to 190 cm. Its appearance is uniformly brown with no clear field markings. The tips of the wings are mostly black. In flight it is characterized by its relatively short, wedge-shaped tail that has no banding. Often there is a light (beige to whitish) bandage on the lower arm wings.
The steppe eagle occurs from Romania over the Aral steppe to Transbaikal and into Mongolia . He is at home in steppes and open plains overgrown with bushes. Accordingly, you can find your eyrie on the ground. It mainly eats small mammals , especially ground squirrels , but also other rodents , lizards and fallen game .
The steppe eagle is an obligatory migratory bird with wintering quarters in eastern Africa . In Central Europe, the steppe eagle is a very rare wanderer. Most of the evidence is available for Hungary and Poland. In addition, refugees from prison are observed again and again in Central Europe .
The IUCN classifies the steppe eagle as "not endangered" despite slight population decreases. The total population is estimated at 100,000 to 1 million animals.
supporting documents
literature
- Hans-Günther Bauer, Einhard Bezzel and Wolfgang Fiedler (eds.): The compendium of birds in Central Europe: Everything about biology, endangerment and protection. Volume 1: Nonpasseriformes - non-sparrow birds. Aula-Verlag Wiebelsheim, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3-89104-647-2 .
Web links
- Aquila nipalensis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Aquila nipalensis in the Internet Bird Collection
Single receipts
- ↑ Bauer et al., P. 310