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Eagle

eagleSIZE:   Most eagles are large in size, 60-90 cm in length with a 1.8 m wingspan. The Americanharpy eagle is the largest of all the eagles, with length of 110 cm and a 2.4 m wingspan.
FUN FACTS:
  • Eagles areoften further divided into four categories depending on diet and physicalfeatures. Some examples include:
  • true or booted eagles -"booted" is a reference to the leg feathers, which extend all the waydown to the toes. Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos)are a type of true or booted eagle.
  • harpy eagles - the six types of harpyeagles can be identified by the crests on their heads.
  • fish eagles - diet is mainly fish.Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are a type of fish eagle, but their dietalso consists of birds and small mammals. In addition, bald eagles arescavengers that harass other birds and steal their fish.
  • snake eagles - diet includes avariety of snakes. Bateleur eagles (Terathopius ecuadatus) are snake eagles

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