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title: "Golden Eagle"
description: "Aquila chrysaetos — Uccelli. The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/golden-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden Eagle

> Aquila chrysaetos — Uccelli. The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.

- Scientific name: *Aquila chrysaetos*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 28451
- Wikidata: [Q41181](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41181)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5074](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5074)

## Names

- en: Golden Eagle
- de: Steinadler
- es: Águila real
- fr: Aigle royal
- nl: Steenarend
- pt: Águia-real
- pl: Orzeł przedni

## Countries with the most observations

US (11184), IT (1979), CA (1693), ES (1263), FR (1255), MX (1097), RU (1082), CH (435), AT (387), GB (207), CN (199), KZ (184)

## Summary

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. They are one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their napes. Immature eagles of this species typically have white on the tail and often have white markings on the wings. Golden eagles use their agility and speed combined with powerful feet and large, sharp talons to hunt a variety of prey, mainly hares, rabbits, marmots, and other…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_eagle

## Photo

![Golden Eagle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130644086

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-eagle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).