canon 5D, 100-400LWidely distributed across the country except in the most arid regions.The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey. It is about 62-72 cm in length and has a wingspan of 165-185cm. The Tawny Eagle's diet is largely fresh carrion of all kinds, but it will kill small mammals up to the size of a rabbit, reptiles and birds up to the size of guineafowl. It will also steal food from other raptors. Throughout its range it favours open dry habitats, such as desert, semi-desert, steppes, or savannah. This is a large eagle with tawny upperparts and blackish flight feathers and tail. The lower back is very pale. The Tawny Eagle looks very similar to the migratory Steppe Eagle, however the 2 can be told aprt from the length of the gape flange which never extends beyond the middle of the eye in the Tawny Eagle.