eagle

eagle

The eagle is the common name given some birds of prey Accipitridae family, usually large, carnivorous, high visual acuity. The name is attributed to animals belonging to various genres and does not match any clade taxonomic. Sometimes within the same genus occur species known popularly as hawk or Hawk. Their main prey are rabbits, squirrels, snakes, marmots and other animals, especially rodents, small. Some species feed on eggs of other birds and fish.

They usually make their nests in high places, for example, the top of mountains and trees of great porte.Existem several species of eagles, the best known are: Eagle-headed white, greater spotted eagle, martial eagle, eagle-Malay eagle-gold-European and Iberian imperial eagle.

Among its features, it has weight more than 6 kg, length of up to one meter, with span of up to two meters, sets up three eggs each time, with 35 days of incubation time and reaches the speed of about 100km / h. Eagles are often used as symbols in various contexts and cultures. The eagle lives on average 50 to 65 years in captivity; much less if you are in nature.