{"id":9794,"date":"2018-08-09T02:14:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T01:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9794"},"modified":"2019-11-08T22:24:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T21:24:03","slug":"steppe-eagle-aquila-nipalensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9794","title":{"rendered":"Steppe Eagle<br> <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; very large raptor, much larger than <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=6337\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Common Buzzard<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; vagrant in most of WP, mostly dispersing immatures<br \/>\n&#8211; diurnal migrant, strictly over land<br \/>\n&#8211; migrates singly, at migration bottlenecks sometimes mixed with other raptors<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9795\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2481_PFR_25052011_SteEagle-2CY_yekpyndy_kz-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2481_PFR_25052011_SteEagle-2CY_yekpyndy_kz.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2481_PFR_25052011_SteEagle-2CY_yekpyndy_kz-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2481_PFR_25052011_SteEagle-2CY_yekpyndy_kz-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2481, 25\/05\/2011, Yekpyndy, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9796\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9796\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2482_MPU_CI2Q5078_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2482_MPU_CI2Q5078_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2482_MPU_CI2Q5078_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2482_MPU_CI2Q5078_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2482_MPU_CI2Q5078_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2482, 21\/02\/2017, Pangbang, Bhutan, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9797\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9797\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2483_MPU_CI2Q5069_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2483_MPU_CI2Q5069_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2483_MPU_CI2Q5069_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2483_MPU_CI2Q5069_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2483_MPU_CI2Q5069_21022017_aqunip_2CY_bhutan_pangbang-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2483, 21\/02\/2017, Pangbang, Bhutan, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9799\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9799\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2485_MHE_5511_120503_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2485_MHE_5511_120503_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2485_MHE_5511_120503_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2485_MHE_5511_120503_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2485_MHE_5511_120503_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2485, 03\/05\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9798\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9798\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2484_MPU_I1Q1233_29052016_aqunip_3CY_mng_hustei-np-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2484_MPU_I1Q1233_29052016_aqunip_3CY_mng_hustei-np.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2484_MPU_I1Q1233_29052016_aqunip_3CY_mng_hustei-np-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2484_MPU_I1Q1233_29052016_aqunip_3CY_mng_hustei-np-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2484_MPU_I1Q1233_29052016_aqunip_3CY_mng_hustei-np-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 3CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2483, 29\/05\/2016, Hustei National Park, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9800\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2486_MPU_I1Q0099_27122014_aqunip_3CY_eth_bale-mountains-np-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2486_MPU_I1Q0099_27122014_aqunip_3CY_eth_bale-mountains-np.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2486_MPU_I1Q0099_27122014_aqunip_3CY_eth_bale-mountains-np-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2486_MPU_I1Q0099_27122014_aqunip_3CY_eth_bale-mountains-np-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2486_MPU_I1Q0099_27122014_aqunip_3CY_eth_bale-mountains-np-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 3CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2486, 27\/12\/2014, Bale Moutains, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2487_MHE_4161_120418_AquNip_3CY_aze_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2487_MHE_4161_120418_AquNip_3CY_aze_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2487_MHE_4161_120418_AquNip_3CY_aze_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2487_MHE_4161_120418_AquNip_3CY_aze_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2487_MHE_4161_120418_AquNip_3CY_aze_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 3CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2487, 18\/04\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9802\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9802\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2488_MPU_I1Q3006_03012015_aqunip_4CY_eth_yabello-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2488_MPU_I1Q3006_03012015_aqunip_4CY_eth_yabello.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2488_MPU_I1Q3006_03012015_aqunip_4CY_eth_yabello-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2488_MPU_I1Q3006_03012015_aqunip_4CY_eth_yabello-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2488_MPU_I1Q3006_03012015_aqunip_4CY_eth_yabello-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 4CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2488, 03\/12\/2015, Yabello, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9803\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9803\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2489_MPU_PMA0539_15052015_aqunip_5CY_mng_ulaan-bataar-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2489_MPU_PMA0539_15052015_aqunip_5CY_mng_ulaan-bataar.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2489_MPU_PMA0539_15052015_aqunip_5CY_mng_ulaan-bataar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2489_MPU_PMA0539_15052015_aqunip_5CY_mng_ulaan-bataar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2489_MPU_PMA0539_15052015_aqunip_5CY_mng_ulaan-bataar-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 5CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2489, 15\/05\/2015, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9804\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2490_MPU_I1Q0720_28122014_aqunip_SUBAD-AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2490_MPU_I1Q0720_28122014_aqunip_SUBAD-AD_eth_bale-mountains-np.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2490_MPU_I1Q0720_28122014_aqunip_SUBAD-AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2490_MPU_I1Q0720_28122014_aqunip_SUBAD-AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2490_MPU_I1Q0720_28122014_aqunip_SUBAD-AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, SUBAD or AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2490, 18\/12\/2014, Bale Moutains, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9805\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9805\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2491_MPU_I1Q0231_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2491_MPU_I1Q0231_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2491_MPU_I1Q0231_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2491_MPU_I1Q0231_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2491_MPU_I1Q0231_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2491, 27\/12\/2014, Bale Moutains, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9806\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9806\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2492_MPU_I1Q0175_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2492_MPU_I1Q0175_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2492_MPU_I1Q0175_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2492_MPU_I1Q0175_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2492_MPU_I1Q0175_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2492, 27\/12\/2014, Bale Moutains, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9807\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9807\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2493_MHE_8608_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2493_MHE_8608_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2493_MHE_8608_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2493_MHE_8608_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2493_MHE_8608_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2493, 26\/11\/2016, Eilat, Israel, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9808\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2494_MPU_I1Q0208_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2494_MPU_I1Q0208_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2494_MPU_I1Q0208_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2494_MPU_I1Q0208_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2494_MPU_I1Q0208_27122014_aqunip_AD_eth_bale-mountains-np-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2494, 27\/12\/2014, Bale Moutains, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9809\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9809\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2495_MHE_8587_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2495_MHE_8587_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2495_MHE_8587_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2495_MHE_8587_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2495_MHE_8587_161126_AquNip_AD_isr_eilat-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2495, 26\/11\/2016, Eilat, Israel, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9810\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9810\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2496_MHE_4120_120418_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2496_MHE_4120_120418_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2496_MHE_4120_120418_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2496_MHE_4120_120418_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2496_MHE_4120_120418_AquNip_2CY_aze_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2496, 18\/04\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=9811\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9811\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2497_MHE_5262_161119_AquNip_1CY_isr_eilat-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2497_MHE_5262_161119_AquNip_1CY_isr_eilat.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2497_MHE_5262_161119_AquNip_1CY_isr_eilat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2497_MHE_5262_161119_AquNip_1CY_isr_eilat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BIF2497_MHE_5262_161119_AquNip_1CY_isr_eilat-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steppe Eagle <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2497, 19\/11\/2016, Eilat, Israel, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; ACOUSTIC ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>usually nonvocal during migration<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; COMPARISON SPECIES &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9663\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Eagle<\/a> (v)<br \/>\nGreater Spotted Eagle (v)<br \/>\nLesser Spotted Eagle (v)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9777\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pallas&#8217;s Fish Eagle<\/a> (v)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9483\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Imperial Eagle<\/a> (v)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9813\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tawny Eagle<\/a> (v)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=6720\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bonelli&#8217;s Eagle<\/a> (JUV) (v)<\/p>\n<p>#eagle #raptor #birdofprey #birdsofprey #soaringbird<\/p>\n<p>#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &#8211; very large raptor, much larger than Common Buzzard &#8211; vagrant in most of WP, mostly dispersing immatures &#8211; diurnal migrant, strictly over land &#8211; migrates singly, at migration bottlenecks sometimes mixed with other raptors &gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis, 2CY BIF2481, 25\/05\/2011, Yekpyndy, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke Steppe Eagle &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=9794\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Steppe Eagle<br \/> <em>Aquila nipalensis<\/em><\/span> <span 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