Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hawks and eagles
(Accipitridae)
Gold coloured neck feathers.
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Dark brown bird of prey with a relatively long tail and wide wings. The neck features longer gold yellow feathers like a collar. Yellow grey beak and claws. Young birds are very dark with white wing and tail markings. Day-active and it gains altitude up to 3000 meters to spot large birds or mammals to dive at them. ⇔ l. 75-92 cm The name Golden eagle: because of the lighter, gold yellow neck feathers. A resident bird found in mountainous areas in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Sometimes young adults are in lower areas if they have no territory or partner. The national bird of Germany. LA: ≈ The HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA (White-tailed eagle) has a shorter tail and is lighter in colour on the under surface.
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60-90 cm
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Golden eagle
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