EuropeLeast concern
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
A powerful eagle of mountains and open land, including the Pyrenees. It hunts rabbits, hares and marmots.
- Weight
- Up to 6.5 kg
- Size
- 2.3 m wingspan
- Lifespan
- About 30 years
- Top speed
- Over 240 km/h diving
- Diet
- Carnivore
How heavy is that?
About 16% of a 40 kg kid
Where it lives
Three things to know
- It can spot a rabbit about 3 km away.
- It builds huge nests on cliffs and reuses them for years.
- Its legs are covered in feathers down to the toes.
Compare with…
- Weight
- Golden eagle6.5 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe kid weighs about 6× as much as the golden eagle
- Size
- Golden eagle2.3 mA 10-year-old kid1.4 mThe golden eagle is about 1.6× as big as the kid
- Top speed
- Golden eagle240 km/hA 10-year-old kid20 km/hThe golden eagle is about 12× as fast as the kid
- Lifespan
- Golden eagle30 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe kid can live about 2.7× as long as the golden eagle
Food chain
- GrassProducer
- Hare
Golden eagleThis animal
Nothing hunts a healthy adult