Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

BirdsConservation: Least Concern

A large, dark brown eagle with golden feathers on the back of the head. Golden eagles hunt rabbits and ground squirrels in open mountain and desert country across the Northern Hemisphere.

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