Steppe Eagle Information
They may be called 'eagles' but their behavior is anything but what you would expect from an eagle. They prefer to scavenge and just like vultures prefer others to kill the prey.
They are a bit specific in that they choose fresh meat only.
Steppe eagles are also thieves and will not think twice about stealing prey from any other wild carnivore.
The Steppe Eagle will only go hunting itself if it is really necessary.
As their name says, these eagles have the Mongolian Steppes as their preferred habitat but can also be found in Romania and Southern Russia. Steppe eagles are migratory birds of prey with the European species traveling to Africa in the winter months and Eastern eagles go to India.
They prefer large open arid dry terrain. The Steppe eagle builds its nest in a tree and lays one to three eggs.