Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- umum
- 48 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Powerful enough to take down a young deer. The Mongolian eagle hunters' bird of choice for over 6,000 years.
- Populasi
- Not precisely censused globally; described as widespread but uncommon to fairly common across its Holarctic range, with regional declines noted in parts of Europe and the eastern US
- Habitat
- Open and semi-open terrain — mountains, tundra, shrublands, grasslands, and boreal forest edges (sea level to ~3,600 m elevation) — generally avoiding dense forest and heavily developed land
- Fakta menarik
- A golden eagle banded in Sweden was recovered 32 years later, matching the oldest confirmed wild-lifespan record for the species, while the heaviest wild individual on record — a Wyoming female caught in 2006 — weighed 7.7 kg (17 lb).
- Sebaran
- Holarctic: across North America (mainly western half, Alaska to central Mexico), Eurasia, and North Africa
- Makanan
- Carnivorous — primarily small-to-medium mammals (rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, marmots, prairie dogs), also birds, reptiles, fish, and carrion; occasionally larger prey such as young ungulates, taken cooperatively
- Ukuran
- 0,84 m
- Bentang sayap
- 2,03 m
- Masa hidup
- 23 tahun
