Golden Eagle

• Scientific Name: Aquila Chrysaetos
• Common Name: Golden Eagle
• Diet: mammals and birds, carrion
• Color: dark brown
• Size: 30 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: hawk bill, golden head and nape, wing span to 6 or 7 feet
• Nest: platform of sticks
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Aquila
• Family: Accipitridae (accipiters)
• Order: Falconiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: chrysaetos