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Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)

Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) - Immature
Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) - Immature

About Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
  • Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Throughout its wide range the tawny eagle may be found in a variety of habitats, but principally open savanna and arid steppe. It is absent from forests and areas of true desert (2).
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Visits

  • 2001-06-21
    Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia
  • 2003-01-15
    Etosha National Park, Namibia
  • 2011-01-09
    Yabello, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-09
    Image from 2011-01-09
    Image from 2011-01-09
  • 2011-01-13
    Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-13
  • 2011-01-20
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-20
  • 2013-02-24
    Sanjay Ghandi National Park, India
    Not 100% sure on ID. Dark colored, wedge tail, yellow legs, brownish head. Several were seen at this location.
  • 2025-01-29
    Arusha National Park, Tanzania