{"id":95305,"date":"2026-03-28T13:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=95305"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:17:18","slug":"steppe-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/steppe-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Steppe Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Steppe Eagle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, western part of Rajasthan has been recognised as a stronghold of the Steppe Eagle, a magnificent raptor that winters in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Steppe Eagle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member of the <\/span><b>subfamily Aquilinae,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also known <\/span><b>as the &#8220;booted eagles&#8221;.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steppe eagle is a large, bulky, and robust-looking eagle. It is mainly dark brown in color with a longish but very thick neck and a relatively small head\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in a number of habitats including steppe, desert, semi-desert, open savanna, pastures, agricultural fields, paddy fields, grassland, and open woodland.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly found in Europe, Asia, and Africa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a specialized predator of ground squirrels on the breeding ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only eagle to <\/span><b>nest primarily on the ground<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mainly <\/span><b>breeds in central Asian countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including Kazakhstan, Russia, and Mongolia, it undertakes an <\/span><b>annual southward migration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as temperatures drop.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Steppe eagles are carnivores and prey mainly on small-sized mammals, with some birds (such as queleas) and reptiles and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The major threats to the Steppe eagle include habitat loss, persecution, wildfires, predation (and trampling by cattle) of chicks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/amp\/story\/wildlife-biodiversity\/western-rajasthan-now-a-bastion-of-the-steppe-eagle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steppe Eagle found in Rajasthan highlights its habitat, migration, diet, threats, and endangered status. 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