One of the most wide spread eagles in the world, the Golden Eagle is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. In North America it is most regularly found soaring high over grasslands, deserts and mountains. They feed mainly on mammals, such as rabbits, but they will eat reptiles, birds, large insects and carrion at times. The bulky nest is made of large sticks and placed high in a large tree or on the ledge of an inaccessible cliff face.
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Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Length: 40 in. (88 cm )
Male | Robert Shantz
Male | Robert Shantz
Aerial
Chaparral
Cliffs / boulders
Desert
Grasslands
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- Article: Golden Eagle
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: July 13, 2017
- Date accessed: October 4, 2024
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/golden-eagle
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Golden Eagle. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved October 4, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/golden-eagle
American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
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Dr. Biology. "Golden Eagle". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/golden-eagle
Dr. Biology. "Golden Eagle". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 4 Oct 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/golden-eagle
For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/
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