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| Aquila chrysaetos |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Golden eagle |
Aigle royal |
Įguila real |
Steinadler |
| Migration: partial |
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generally sedentary, intracontinental |
Generally sedentary; mainly migratory in northernmost parts of range, both in North America and in Asia, where
in winter prey may be scarce or inaccessible, e.g. hibernating ground squirrels. In North America, migrants leave
breeding grounds from Sept; most winter in W USA, but S to Mexico, some in areas with resident populations
too; return starts Feb, and lasts months, with juveniles returning latest. Sedentary adult pairs normally stay in
approximately same home range throughout year. Juveniles markedly more dispersive and travel further.
(del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, North Asia, South & Southeast
Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |