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Photo by Jugal Tiwari
Kutch, Gujarat, India, February, 2007

Aquila heliaca

[edit] Identification

80cm.

• Dark brown
• White scapular
• Gold-cream nape
• Tail has grey base

Juvenile

• Brown becoming buff
• Dark flight feathers

[edit] Distribution

Eastern Europe to Central Asia, and Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

Juvenile
Photo by Chaiyan
Petchaburi, southern Thailand, March 2005

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Mainly open lowland areas with scattered trees or adjacent to patches of woodland, sometimes marshes.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It nests in trees, building the nest from branches, grass and feathers. 2-3 eggs are laid and incubated for 45 days.

Photo by tombac
Petchaburi, Thailand, January 2010

[edit] Diet

The diet includes squirrels, rodents, foxes and birds.

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Wikipedia
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

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