Key Facts Family: Accipitridae Biometrics: Length: 40 to 48 cm, Weight: M: 235 to 416 g, F: 402 to 550 g, Wingspan: 100 to 120 cm Range: Breeds from Ukraine and SW Russia to NW China, N Mongolia S to Turkey and Iran, It winters in Africa S of Sahara, Pakistan, India ,Sri Lanka Habitat: During breeding grassy plains, dry steppes, flat terrain, slopes, valleys with dry vegetation and semi-desert, farmland, wet grasslands up to 2,000 meters of elevation. During winter, similar habitats, wheat fields, sandy islands, open woodlands, mountain plateau up to 3,000 meters in Himalayas and Africa Clicked at: Grassland near Bhigwan, Maharashtra
