STEPPE EAGLE

THE PRECENTATION WAS

PREPARED BY A STUDENT OF THE
11V. GRADE GIBATULLA ASEL
EAGLE (LAT. AQUILA) IS
A BIRD OF PREY,
BELONGS TO THE CLASS
OF BIRDS, ORDER
FALCONIFORMES,
FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE,
SUBFAMILY EAGLES,
GENUS EAGLES. CLOSE
RELATIVES OF EAGLES
ARE HAWKS, FALCONS,
BUZZARDS, HARPIES,
AND SEA EAGLES.
CHARACTERISTIC
MOST SPECIES OF EAGLES ARE DISTINGUISHED BY
THEIR IMPRESSIVE SIZE; THE BODY LENGTH OF
SOME INDIVIDUALS REACHES 80-95 CM, AND THE
FEMALE EAGLE IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE MALE.
THE WEIGHT OF AN EAGLE CAN BE 3-7 KG. THE
EXCEPTIONS ARE SMALL SPECIES: THE DWARF
EAGLE AND THE STEPPE EAGLE.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GENUS ARE
DISTINGUISHED BY A MASSIVE BODY WITH
DEVELOPED MUSCLES AND FAIRLY LONG, STRONG
LEGS, FEATHERED TO THE TOES. THE EAGLE'S HEAD
IS COMPACT, THE NECK IS STRONG AND MUSCULAR.
THE MOBILITY OF LARGE EYEBALLS IS LOW, BUT A
WELL-DEVELOPED NECK MORE THAN
COMPENSATES FOR THIS DEFICIENCY.
NATURE HAS ENDOWED THE
EAGLE WITH EXTREMELY
ACUTE VISION, THANKS TO
WHICH THE PREDATOR LOOKS
OUT FOR SMALL PREY
(LIZARDS, SNAKES, MICE)
FROM A GREAT HEIGHT. FOR
EXAMPLE, A GOLDEN EAGLE
NOTICES A HARE AT A
DISTANCE OF UP TO 2 KM. WITH
THE HELP OF PERIPHERAL
VISION, THE EAGLE BIRD CAN
SURVEY AN AREA OF ​UP TO 12
SQUARE KILOMETERS.
HEARING IS USED MAINLY FOR
COMMUNICATION, BUT THE
EAGLE'S SENSE OF SMELL IS
POORLY DEVELOPED.
THE STEPPE EAGLE FLIES TO
KAZAKHSTAN FROM MID-
MARCH, IN SEPTEMBER IT
FLIES TO AFRICA AND
SOUTHERN ASIA FOR THE
WINTER, SO IT CAN ALSO BE
SEEN IN THE SOUTH OF OUR
COUNTRY ON MIGRATION.
THIS BIRD SETTLES IN OPEN,
DRY, UNPLOWED AREAS OF
THE STEPPE. IT BUILDS NESTS
MOSTLY ON THE SOUTHERN
SLOPES AND TOPS OF STEPPE
RIDGES, ON HEAPS OF STRAW,
ON ISOLATED TREES, POWER
LINE SUPPORTS AND ON RUINS.
IF IT MAKES A NEST ON THE
GROUND, IT CHOOSES A PLACE
AMONG BUSHES AND GRASS SO
THAT IT DOES NOT STAND OUT
IN THE AREA.
DISTRIBUTION AND STATUS

Despite its relatively high numbers and wide distribution, the

steppe eagle has experienced a strong decline in numbers and a
narrowing of its range over the past 60 years due to the loss of a
large part of suitable habitats.
Included in the Red Book of the Republic of Kazakhstan under
category II. In 2015 it received global conservation status as a
“threatened” species.
THANKS FOR THE
ATTENTION!