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 known as the "booted eagles". This species was once considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific. They were split based on pronounced differences in morphology and anatomy; two molecular studies, each based on a very small number of genes, indicate that the species are distinct but disagree over how closely related they are. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Hodgson, BH 1833
Reference:
Asiat. Res. Trans. Soc. Bengal
18, pt.2 p.13 pl.1
Protonym:
Circaëtus nipalensis
Type locality:
Nepal.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43120972
Avibase ID:
A635F56542EE0C16
Avibase ID:
avibase-A635F565
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A635F565
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558729
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Aigle des steppes ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Aigle des steppes ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2015: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2017: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aquila nipalensis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Steppe Eagle ( Aquila nipalensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila nipalensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila nipalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aquila [rapax, vindhiana or nipalensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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