Reference photo — Jarkko Järvinen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Challenging
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Size
- 1.8–2.3 m (wingspan)
- Weight
- 2.8–6.7 kg
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 20–30 yrs
- Habitat
- Mountains, Alpine meadows, Open tundra
About
The golden eagle is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.