Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila nipalensis (Steppe Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Upland Buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Eastern Buzzard
Buteo japonicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Steppe Eagle in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Steppe Eagle sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Steppe Eagle in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Steppe Eagle in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.