Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), is a mainly resident, very large and widespread Holarctic Raptor of the Family Accipitridae. It ranges across the whole Palearctic Region, but is generally absent from more populated regions, and dense forest areas. In the AWB Region it is present in the Maghreb countries, Turkey, the Caucasus and Iran. In Arabia in winter, there is some partial movement south to the Levant, Iraq, S Iran, UAE & Oman.
Type…..Raptor
Habitat: Mountainous open and semi open country with natural vegetation, nests on cliffs, escarpments, but also
………… trees, pylons, & platforms
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Aquila
Species: Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Eagle – Species Fact File – arkive.org
Golden Eagle – Species Fact Sheet – birdlife.org
Golden Eagle – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
Golden Eagle – Species Sheet – peregrinefund.org
Golden Eagle – Range & calls – xeno-canto.org
Golden Eagle – Sightings – ebird.org
Additional Material…
Golden Eagle – Images – google.ae
Golden Eagle – Video – youtube.com
Golden Eagle – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
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