Golden Eagle

Description
The Golden Eagle is a large, dark brown raptor with broad wings. Its size is variable: it ranges from 66 to 100 cm (26 to 39 in) in length and it has a typical wingspan of 1.8 to 2.34 m (5.9 to 7.7 ft). In the largest race (A. c. daphanea) males and females weigh 4.05 kg (8.9 lb) and 6.35 kg (14.0 lb). In the smallest subspecies (A. c. japonensis), the sexes weigh, respectively, 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) and 3.25 kg (7.2 lb).

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

Diet
Golden Eagles have a wide diet feeding off rodents, mammals, carrion, birds and even some invertebrates.

Reproduction
Golden Eagles mate for life and often build nests in tall trees or on cliff-edges often having several nests one of which is chosen to nest in. The nests can reach massive sizes.

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.