The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belo
The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas. It has a wingspan averaging over 2 m (7 ft) and up to 1 m (3 ft) in body length. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Subclass: Neornithes Infraclass: Neognathae Superorder: Neoaves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Aquila Species: A. chrysaetos Binomial name Aquila chrysaetos Adult Golden Eagles range considerably in size. Though some are among the largest eagles of the genus Aquila. Most subspecies of Golden Eagle vary in the range from 65 to 100 cm (26–40 in), wingspan can range from 150 to 240 cm (60–96 in), and weight is from to 7 kg (– lb). However, wild specimens of the largest subspecies in North America have been observed to be somewhat larger than that description, as the largest recorded weighed 9kg (20 lbs) and had a body length of 102 cm ( in). As with many Accipitriformes, females are considerably larger than males, in the case of the Golden Eagle they weigh one-fourth to one-third more than male birds. The plumage colours range from black-brown to dark brown, with a striking golden-buff crown and nape, which give the bird its name. The upper wings also have an irregular lighter area. Immature birds resemble adults, but have a duller more mottled appearance. Also they have a white-banded tail and a white patch at the carpal joint, that gradually disappear with every moult until full adult plumage is reached in the fifth year. Contour feathers may be moulted in a short time span.
Size: 5100px × 3716px
Photo credit: © Alan King engraving / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: -fashioned, 1800, 19th, 2d, accipitridae., age, ancient, antique, antiquity, areas., belongs, birds, book, bygone, century, chromo, chromolitho, classical, color, colour, copy, cut, cutout, disappeared, drawing, eagle, eagles, empire, engrave, engraved, engraver, engraving, etching, expression, family, formal, front, frontispiece, golden, graphic, hand, heavily, hemisphere., heritage, historic, history, holarctic, illustration, image, ink, late, lifelike, litho, lithograph, lithography, majesty, margin, master, monotone, national, nineteenth, northern, notable, obscure, obsolete, olden, original, paper, period, pictorial, picture, populated, portrait, pre, press, prey, print, printed, printing, prior, proof, publication, publicity, queen, rare, real, realism, realistic, reference, relief, replica, represent, representation, repro, reproduce, reproduction, retro, review, romantic, social, standard, steel, studio, style, teach, time, title, tool, topic, topical, tract, true, unusual, victoria, victorian, visual, widespread, wood
