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Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae,
and belong to several genera which are not necessarily
closely related to each other. Eagles are large,
powerfully built birds of prey, with a large heads
and beaks.
Eagle Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
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Other Names:
Eagle in Foreign Languages:
Afrikaans: arend
Albanian: shqiponja / shkabë
Ancient Greek: aetos
Arabic: nasr
Aragonese: alica / aliga
Aramaic: nišra’
Armenian: arçiv
Old Armenian: arcui
Azeri: qartal
Bashkir: bôrkôt
Basque: arrano
Belarusian: arol
Bosnian: orao
Breton: erer
Bulgarian: orel
Catalan: àliga / aguila
Chamorro: ágila
Chechen: ärzu
Cherokee: awahili
Cheyenne: netse
Cornish: er
Crimean Tatar: qartal
Croatian: orao
Czech: orel
Danish: ørn
Dutch: arend / adelaar
Esperanto: aglo
Estonian: kotkas
Finnish: kotka
French: aigle
Galician: aguia
Georgian: arcivi
German: Adler / Aar
Greek: aetós / aïtós
Greenlandic: nattoralik
Hausa: shaho
Hebrew: nišra’ / áyit
Hopi: nuvakwahu
Hungarian: sas
Icelandic: örn
Indonesian: elang
Irish: iolar
Italian: aquila
Japanese: washi
Korean: doksuri
Latin: aquila
Latvian: erglis
Lithuanian: aras / erelis
Lower Sorbian: jerjol
Macedonian: orel
Malay: lang
Maltese: ajkla
Mandarin: laoying
Manx: urley
Maori: ihorua
Middle High German: ar / adelar
Mongolian: bürged
Montagnais: mitshishu
Nahuatl: cuauhtli
Navajo: atsá
Nepali: cil
Northern Sami: goaskin
Norwegian: ørn
O'odham: ba'ag
Occitan: agla
Old English: earn
Old French: aigle
Old High German: arn / aro
Old Irish: irar
Old Prussian: arelie
Ottoman Turkish: baz / sahbaz /
sehbaz,
Pali: mahasena
Persian: šahbâz / oghab
Polish: orzel
Portuguese: águia
Potawatomi: kno
Quechua: anca
Romani: orla
Romanian: acvila / acera / vultur
/ pajura
Romansch: evla
Russian: orjól
Sami: goaskin
Samoan: aeto
Sardinian: àcuila / altanera /
àbbile / àbbila
Scottish Gaelic: iolair
Roman: orao
Shona: gondo
Slovakian: orol
Slovenian: orel / orlica
Spanish: águila
Swahili: tai
Swazi: lú-khôzi
Swedish: örn
Tagalog: agila / banoy
Tamil: eruvai
Taos: cíwena
Telugu: gradda
Thai: insee
Tibetan: go.bo
Turkish: kartal / baz / sehbaz
/ sahbaz
Turkmen: bürgüt
Ukrainian: orel
Upper Sorbian: worjol
Urdu: uqab / cil
Uzbek: burgut
Welsh: eryr
West Frisian: earn
Yiddish: odler
Zulu: ukhozi / inkwazi
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Eagle
Conservation Status:
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Size: The smallest eagle is the Booted Eagle.
The largest eagle ever recorded was the Haast's Eagles.
The Haast's Eagle has a body that measures 4.7 feet
long, and a wingspan of 10 feet. The Haast's Eagle weighs
33 lbs. The female of all eagle species are larger than
the males.
Habitat: Eagles are found in Eurasia, Africa,
United States, Canada, Central America, South America,
and Australia.
Description: Like all birds of prey, eagles
have large hooked beaks, strong muscular legs, and powerful
talons.
Behavior: Eagles build huge nests made of twigs
and sticks. The nest is typically built in a high tree
or on a cliff. They will usually add to the nest year
after year. Eagles use the refuse of the previous nests
to build a larger nest. Nests can become enormous, measuring
up to ten feet across and weighing well over 1,000 pounds.
Diet: Eagles are birds of prey. They use their
hooked beakes and powerful talons to attack their prey.
Senses: Eagles have extremely keen eyesight,
which enables them to spot potential prey from a very
long distance. In fact Eagles can spot prey for 1.5
miles away.
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Communication: Eagles communciate using
a series of clicks and sqwacks.
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Birth: Eaglets will remain with their parents
for eaglets for the first three years.
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Life Span: The average life span of an
eagle in the wild is 30 years, but it can vary
by species.
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Did You Know?
Many eagle species lay two eggs. Often
the older, larger chick frequently kills
its younger sibling when it hatches.
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Social Structure: Eagles are solitary birds,
that are said to mate for life.
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