golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Description	
GOLDEN EAGLE
Aquila chrysaeta
Date	1837
Source	http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/9398518203
Author	John Gould
Full title	The birds of Europe.
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The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Despite being extirpated from or uncommon in some of its former range, the species is still fairly ubiquitous, being present in sizeable stretches of Eurasia, North America, and parts of North Africa.