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| − | [[Image:7035DSC02041.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Maasai Mara National Park, [[Kenya]]]] | + | [[Image:7035DSC02041.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Maasai Mara National Park, [[Kenya]]]] |
;[[:Category:Aquila|Aquila]] rapax | ;[[:Category:Aquila|Aquila]] rapax | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[Wahlberg's Eagle]] and [[Steppe Eagle]] | [[Wahlberg's Eagle]] and [[Steppe Eagle]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Image:tawny_eagle_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. r. vindhiana''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> [[ Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], February-2016]] | + | [[Image:tawny_eagle_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. r. vindhiana''<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> [[ Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], February-2016]] |
[[Africa]]. Widespread and common in sub-Saharan Africa breeding from southern [[Ethiopia]] and northern [[Kenya]] south to eastern [[South Africa]]. Also breeds within the Western Palearctic in [[Morocco]] and a small area of northern [[Algeria]]. Formerly also bred in [[Tunisia]]. Locally also in [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and southern [[Nepal]]. | [[Africa]]. Widespread and common in sub-Saharan Africa breeding from southern [[Ethiopia]] and northern [[Kenya]] south to eastern [[South Africa]]. Also breeds within the Western Palearctic in [[Morocco]] and a small area of northern [[Algeria]]. Formerly also bred in [[Tunisia]]. Locally also in [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and southern [[Nepal]]. | ||
Mainly resident but has occurred further north in Morocco and as a vagrant elsewhere in [[North Africa]] east to [[Egypt]] and exceptionally also recorded in [[Israel]]. In Europe recorded in [[Spain]] and [[Sardinia]]. | Mainly resident but has occurred further north in Morocco and as a vagrant elsewhere in [[North Africa]] east to [[Egypt]] and exceptionally also recorded in [[Israel]]. In Europe recorded in [[Spain]] and [[Sardinia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Considered conspecific with [[Steppe Eagle]] ''A. nipalensis'' by some authors. | + | Considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Steppe Eagle]] ''A. nipalensis'' by some authors. |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | * ''A. r. cirtensis'' | + | * ''A. r. cirtensis'': |
| − | * ''A. r. rapax'' | + | :*North [[Africa]] |
| − | * ''A. r. vindhiana'' | + | * ''A. r. rapax'': |
| + | :*[[Africa]] south of the Sahara | ||
| + | * ''A. r. vindhiana'': | ||
| + | :*[[Pakistan]], [[India]] and [[Nepal]] | ||
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''Vindhiana'' is sometimes included in [[Steppe Eagle]] or accepted as full species. | ''Vindhiana'' is sometimes included in [[Steppe Eagle]] or accepted as full species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Semi-arid Acacia savanna, and also semi-desert, and steppes. | Semi-arid Acacia savanna, and also semi-desert, and steppes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | Their clutch contains 1–3 eggs.The nest is constructed from sticks and placed in small trees, crags, rocks and ruins, or on the ground. | |
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists largely of fresh carrion; it will kill small mammals up to the size of a rabbit, reptiles and birds up to the size of guineafowl. It will also steal food from other raptors. |
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:TZP TawnyEagleJUV SER6002.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|mikemik|mikemik}}<br />[[Serengeti National Park]], Tanzania, May 2018 | ||
| + | Image:12347Tawny eagle flight.jpg|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|Mybs|Mybs}}<br /> Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Sinclair et al. 2002. Birds of Southern Africa. Princeton Field Guides, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-09682-1 |
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=114113 Birdforum thread] discussing nostril characters | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=114113 Birdforum thread] discussing nostril characters | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 10 December 2018
- Aquila rapax
Identification
60–75 cm (23½-29½ in)
Tawny upperparts and blackish flight feathers and tail. The lower back is very pale.
Tawny Eagle has nostrils on a diagonal that is almost vertical, and the gape goes back only to mid eye.
Similar species
Wahlberg's Eagle and Steppe Eagle
Distribution
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, February-2016
Africa. Widespread and common in sub-Saharan Africa breeding from southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya south to eastern South Africa. Also breeds within the Western Palearctic in Morocco and a small area of northern Algeria. Formerly also bred in Tunisia. Locally also in India, Pakistan and southern Nepal.
Mainly resident but has occurred further north in Morocco and as a vagrant elsewhere in North Africa east to Egypt and exceptionally also recorded in Israel. In Europe recorded in Spain and Sardinia.
Taxonomy
Considered conspecific with Steppe Eagle A. nipalensis by some authors.
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized[1]:
- A. r. cirtensis:
- North Africa
- A. r. rapax:
- Africa south of the Sahara
- A. r. vindhiana:
Vindhiana is sometimes included in Steppe Eagle or accepted as full species.
Habitat
Semi-arid Acacia savanna, and also semi-desert, and steppes.
Behaviour
Breeding
Their clutch contains 1–3 eggs.The nest is constructed from sticks and placed in small trees, crags, rocks and ruins, or on the ground.
Diet
The diet consists largely of fresh carrion; it will kill small mammals up to the size of a rabbit, reptiles and birds up to the size of guineafowl. It will also steal food from other raptors.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Juvenile
Photo © by mikemik
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, May 2018
Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Mybs
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair et al. 2002. Birds of Southern Africa. Princeton Field Guides, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-09682-1
- Birdforum thread discussing nostril characters
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tawny Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tawny_Eagle
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