One of the 23 eagles on WAnimals
Birds · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
Aquila chrysaetos
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is one of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. The first chick to hatch frequently attacks its smaller siblings, a behaviour known as cainism.
Weight
2.5 kg – 6.9 kg
Size
66 cm – 1 m
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Estimated population
The Spanish population has grown from the 400-800 pairs estimated in the 1970s to 1,459-1,503 pairs in 2004; Andalusia is the region with the most (375 pairs, 21% of the total) and the Iberian System is the main stronghold (24%). The world population may exceed 50,000 pairs
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Sources consulted: A-Z Animals · SeaWorld/United Parks · PBS Nature · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · US FWS · BioKIDS · SEO/BirdLife: los censos nacionales han pasado de 1.192-1.265 parejas en el primer estudio nacional a 1.459-1.503 en 2004, y las cuatro comunidades con más parejas presentan tendencia ascendente. A escala mundial las tendencias no están bien cuantificadas · SEO/BirdLife, III Atlas de las aves en época de reproducción en España, ficha del águila real (Bautista et al. 2022) · BirdLife International · SEO/BirdLife, III Atlas de las aves en época de reproducción en España, ficha del águila real
Best time: All year round, as it is resident and territorial; the diving display flights from January to March are the most spectacular time to find it
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 109.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Golden Eagle — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about golden eagle.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
