Tawny Eagle
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

VUVulnerable
Family
Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks (Accipitridae)
Order
Accipitriformes

Overview

The tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its heavily feathered legs mark it as a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, also known as booted eagles. Tawny eagles have an extensive but discontinuous breeding range that constitutes much of the African continent as well as the Indian subcontinent, with rare residency in the southern Middle East.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.