Wildlife & Flora
Steppe Eagle
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Bamboo, Dhampus, Australian Camp.
- Scientific name
- Aquila nipalensis
- Local name
- Gomayu Mahacheel
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
This large and impressive eagle comes to South Asia from its breeding grounds in the Central Asian Steppes during winter. At certain sites like Australian Camp near Pokhara as many as 300 of these eagles pass by each day during fall migration. During winter they are perhaps the most commonly seen eagles in Nepal and while their conservation status is currently of Least Concern, there is evidence that the drug diclofenac which crashed the vulture population in South Asia is a potential threat to this bird too.
