Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis] (Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle)

Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle

Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis] (= Aquila rapax) (Temminck, CJ 1828)

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Classification

Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Aquila
Scientific:
  Aquila rapax

Original description

Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1828)

Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.77, vol.1 pl.455

Protonym:
Falco rapax

Type locality:
South Africa.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109466#page/293/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
259134DBF9D6DE0B

Avibase ID:
avibase-259134DB

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/259134DB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175415

Geographic range:

Aquila rapax rapax: southern Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola, Namibia, and South Africa
Aquila rapax belisarius: Morocco and Algeria; southern Arabia and western Africa to northern Kenya
Aquila vindhiana: southeastern Iran, Pakistan, much of India, and southern Nepal
Aquila nipalensis nipalensis: Altai Mountains to Tibet and Manchuria; winters India to southeastern China
Aquila nipalensis orientalis: central Eurasia; winters to Middle East and southern Africa
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle
Czech:
orel okrový/stepní
Danish:
Rovørn/Steppeørn
German:
Savannen-/Steppenadler
Spanish:
Águila Rapaz/Esteparia
Spanish (Spain):
Águila rapaz/esteparia
Finnish:
savannikotka/arokotka
French:
Aigle ravisseur, A. indien ou A. des steppes
Icelandic:
Hræ-/steppuörn
Italian:
Aquila rapace/delle steppe
Japanese (romaji):
afurikasougenwashi/sougenwashi
Japanese:
アフリカソウゲンワシ/ソウゲンワシ
Norwegian:
savanneørn/steppeørn
Polish:
orzeł sawannowy/stepowy
Portuguese (Portugal):
Águia-fulva/Águia-das-estepes
Russian:
Саванный/Степной орёл
Slovak:
orol bronzový/stepný
Serbian:
Savanski orao/stepski orao
Swedish:
savannörn/stäppörn

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle ( Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis])
Clements 3rd edition: Tawny Eagle ( Aquila rapax) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Tawny/Steppe Eagle ( Aquila rapax/nipalensis)
eBird version 2018: Tawny/Steppe Eagle ( Aquila rapax/nipalensis)
eBird version 2019: Tawny/Steppe Eagle ( Aquila rapax/nipalensis)
eBird version 2021: Tawny/Steppe Eagle ( Aquila rapax/nipalensis)
eBird version 2022: Tawny/Steppe Eagle ( Aquila rapax/nipalensis)
eBird version 2023: Tawny/Steppe Eagle ( Aquila rapax/nipalensis)
eBird version 2024: Steppe/Tawny Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis/rapax)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Tawny Eagle ( Aquila rapax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Tawny Eagle ( Aquila rapax) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Tawny Eagle ( Aquila rapax) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aquila rapax [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aquila rapax [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Roof/Steppe-arend, Roofarend
Arabic: عقاب السهول, عقاب صحماء/السهوب
Azerbaijani: Çöl qartalı
Bulgarian: Блед / Степен орел, Степен орел
Bengali: তামাটে ঈগল
Catalan: Àguila calçada, Àguila d'estapa, Àguila rapaç
Valencian: Àguila calçada
Czech: orel okrový, orel okrový/stepní, orel stepní, orel stepní západosibiřský
Danish: Rovørn, Rovørn/Steppeørn, Steppeørn
German: Raubadler, Savannen-/Steppenadler, Savannenadler, Steppenadler
Greek: Αμμόχρωμος Στεπαετός/Στεπαετός, Στεπαετός
English: Steppe Eagle, Steppe/Tawny Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Tawny or Steppe Eagle, Tawny, Asian Tawny or Steppe Eagle, Tawny/Steppe Eagle
English, HBW: Tawny/Steppe Eagle
English (IOC): Tawny/Steppe Eagle
English (United States): Tawny/Steppe Eagle
Esperanto: Rabaglo
Spanish: Aguila Rapaz, Aguila Rapáz, Águila Rapaz, Águila Rapaz/Esteparia
Spanish (Spain): Águila rapaz/esteparia
Estonian: savannikotkas, Stepikotkas
Persian: عقاب خاکی / عقاب صحرایی
Finnish: Arokotka, savannikotka, savannikotka/arokotka
French: Aigle ravisseur, Aigle ravisseur ou A. des steppes, Aigle ravisseur, A. indien ou A. des steppes
Hebrew: עיט סואנות, עיט סוואנות, עיט ערבות, עיט ערבות/סוואנות
Croatian: Savanski orao, Stepski orao
Hungarian: Pusztai sas
Armenian: Տափաստանային Արծիվ
Icelandic: Hræ-/steppuörn, Hræörn, Steppuörn
Italian: Aquila rapace, Aquila rapace/delle steppe
Japanese (romaji): afurikasougenwashi/sougenwashi, Sameiroinu-washi, sougenwashi
Japanese: アフリカソウゲンワシ, アフリカソウゲンワシ/ソウゲンワシ, ソウゲンワシ
Japanese (Kanji): アフリカ草原鷲
Georgian: ველის არწივი
Kazakh: Дала қыраны
Korean: 초원수리
Kwangali: Ngongo
Scientific: Aquila [rapax or nipalensis], Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis], Aquila nipalensis/rapax, Aquila rapax, Aquila rapax rapax, Aquila rapax/nipalensis, Falco rapax
Lithuanian: Azijinis erelis
Latvian: Stepes ērglis
Mongolian: Тарважи
Nepali: राग महाचील
Dutch: Savanne Arend, Savannearend, Steppearend
Norwegian: Hræørn, Savanneørn, savanneørn/steppeørn, Steppeørn
Sotho, Northern: Ntshukôbôkôbô
Polish: orzel sawannowy, orzeł sawannowy, orzeł sawannowy/stepowy, Orzeł stepowy
Pinyin: chá-sè diāo
Portuguese: Águia-das-estepes, Águia-rapace
Portuguese (Portugal): Águia-fulva/Águia-das-estepes
Russian: Stepnoy Oryol, Орел степной, Саванный/Степной орёл, Степной орел, Степной орёл
Slovak: orol bronzový, orol bronzový/stepný, Orol stepný
Slovenian: Roparski/Stepski orel, stepski orel
Shona: Gondo
Serbian: Savanski orao/stepski orao, Savanski/stepski orao, Степски орао
Siswant: Lusoti
Sotho, Southern: Ntsu
Swedish: Savanneörn, Savannörn, savannörn/stäppörn, Stäppörn
Swahili: Tai Msasi
Tamil: Aaalipparundhu
Thai: นกอินทรีทุ่งหญ้าสเต็ป, นกอินทรีสีน้ำตาล, นกอินทรีสีน้ำตาล/นกอินทรีทุ่งหญ้าสเต็ป
Thai (Transliteration): nók in-sii sĭi-nám-taan
Tswana: Ntsu
Turkish: Bozkır kartalı, Korsan Kartal, Korsan/bozkır kartalı
Tsonga: Ghama
Tuvinian: Хову эзири
Ukrainian: Орел степовий , Степовий орел
Vietnamese: Chim Đại bàng nâu
Xhosa: Ukhozi
Chinese: 茶色雕, 草原雕, 草原鵰
Chinese (Traditional): 茶色鵰