Steppe eagle, Tawny eagle spotted on dry lands of Kalangal in Coimbatore district

Context: A Steppe eagle, Tawny eagle spotted at Kalangal near Sulur. 

• International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List calls them endangered and vulnerable species respectively.

Steppe eagle

• It breeds across Eurasia, from Turkey to China.
• The migratory season has been observed from August to March and they return from April.
• They feed on small mammals, birds, reptiles and insects.

• Immature birds have been noticed taking carcasses of these.
• They frequent open grasslands, scrubs and mountain forest.
• Its conservation status is ‘endangered’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

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