Profile
In flight
Birds of Prey
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
- uncommon
- 80 km/h
- Vulnerable
Hunted suslik rodents across the steppe for millennia. Now flies for Hungary, Slovakia, and your inbox.
- Population
- About 13,000–20,000 mature individuals, declining
- Habitat
- Forest-steppe, woodland edge, and open grassland with scattered trees
- Fun fact
- Females are substantially larger than males and adults take five to six years to acquire full plumage.
- Range
- Southeastern Europe and Central Asia to Mongolia and northwestern China
- Diet
- Small mammals, birds, reptiles, and carrion
- Size
- 0.78 m
- Wingspan
- 1.95 m
- Lifespan
- 25 years
