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| Aquila nipalensis |
Hodgson, 1833 |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Steppe eagle |
Aigle des steppes |
Įguila esteparia |
Steppenadler |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Race orientalis completely migratory, leaving breeding areas in late Aug and Sept; avoiding crossing sea, with
large concentrations observed in bottleneck areas, e.g. Israel, Suez, Bab al Mandab; winters in Middle East,
Arabian Peninsula, E & S Africa. Race nipalensis less migratory, wintering mostly in S Asia. (del
Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central
Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |