Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusAquila (True Eagles)
SpeciesAquila nipalensis (Steppe Eagle)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Ruaha National Park

4 Verified records at Ruaha National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 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 sedentary tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) 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. The Steppe eagle is in many ways a peculiar species of eagle. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

Aquila rapax

Aquila spilogaster

Aquila verreauxii

Aquila pomarina

Terathopius ecaudatus

Haliaeetus vocifer

Gyps africanus

Melierax poliopterus

Elanus caeruleus

Polemaetus bellicosus

10–20% · With luck

Circaetus cinereus

10–20% · With luck

Polyboroides typus

10–20% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Steppe Eagle at Ruaha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	30–40%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
3	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
4	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
5	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
6	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
8	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
9	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5–10%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
11	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
13	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
15	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
18	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
20	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
25	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
30	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
31	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
32	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
33	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
34	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
35	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
36	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
37	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
38	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
40	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
41	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
42	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
43	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data

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Steppe Eagle

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

Tawny Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Verreaux's Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Bateleur

African Fish-Eagle

White-backed Vulture

Eastern Chanting-Goshawk

Black-winged Kite

Martial Eagle

Brown Snake Eagle

African Harrier-Hawk

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found