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Golden eagle
Photo: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0

Forest & mountain · Bird

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

The golden eagle is one of the fastest and strongest birds of prey. It is named after the golden feathers on the back of its neck.

Where it lives
Mountains of the northern hemisphere, including Türkiye
Diet
CarnivoreEats meat
Weight
3–6.5 kg
Wingspan
2.1 m
Top speed
240 km/h
Lifespan (wild)
20–30 years

In Pawpedia: What is a bird?What is a carnivore?

Yaman scale

Drawn side by side with Yaman, to the same scale.

Golden eagle: wingspan 2.1 m — that's 1.4 times Yaman's height. Wingspan Yaman · 1.5 m Golden eagle · 2.1 m
Wingspan1.4Yamans

Golden eagle: wingspan 2.1 m — that's 1.4 times Yaman's height.

Weight7×= 1 Yaman

It would take about 7 of them to weigh as much as Yaman.

Common questions

Where does the golden eagle live?

Mountains of the northern hemisphere, including Türkiye. In our zoo it lives in the Forest & mountain zone.

What does the golden eagle eat?

It is a carnivore: it eats meat.

How big does the golden eagle get?

Wingspan: 2.1 m. It weighs 3–6.5 kg.

How long does the golden eagle live?

20–30 years in the wild.

How fast is the golden eagle?

It can reach about 240 km/h.

Is the golden eagle endangered?

On the IUCN Red List it is listed as least concern. Plenty of them in the wild.

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Did you know?

  • When it dives at prey, it can go faster than 240 km/h.
  • Its eyesight is so sharp it can spot a rabbit 3 kilometres away.
  • It uses the same nest for years and adds to it every season.

How safe is it?

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

Least concern. Plenty of them in the wild.

IUCN Red List

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