Golden Eagle

Description
Golden Eagles are large birds of prey that are dominantly dark brown in colour.

Similar species
Golden Eagles are often confused with the Common Buzzard which has been nicknamed the "Tourist Eagle".

Diet
Golden Eagles have a wide diet feeding off rodents, rabbits, hares, but also birds, especially game birds as well as reptiles and carrion.

Distribution/habitat
They are found mainly in the Northen Hemisphere but there is a subspecies, Aquila chrysaetos japonica, which is found in Japan and Korea.