#1095 · 🐦 birds

Golden Eagle

🇳🇱 Steenarend ·Aquila chrysaetos

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) is one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their napes. Immature eagles of this species typically have white on the tail and often have white markings on the wings. Golden eagles use their agility and speed combined with powerful...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 28,918iNaturalist observations
weight 5.2 kgadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
28,918 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 5.2 kg.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).