- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold eagle, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the eagle
Eagle is the common name for large predatory birds in the family Accipitridae, with about 68 species, most from Eurasia and Africa. They are large, powerfully built raptors with heavy heads, hooked beaks, muscular legs and strong talons, and in every known species the female is larger than the male. Most hunt vertebrates about 50 cm long or more, and prey varies by genus: fish eagles take fish, serpent eagles take snakes, and Aquila eagles hunt almost any medium-sized vertebrate. Nests, called eyries, are built in tall trees or on cliffs. Many species lay two eggs, and the older chick often kills its sibling.
Eagle facts
- The wedge-tailed eagle's visual acuity is estimated at twice that of a typical human.
- A bald eagle once flew with a 6.8 kg mule deer fawn, the heaviest verified load for a flying bird.
- A martial eagle killed a 37 kg duiker, 7 to 8 times its own weight.
- The smallest species, the Great Nicobar serpent eagle, weighs about 450 g.
Where to see eagle in the U.S.
5 zoos across 4 states
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1 more zoo holds eagle but has no coordinates on file yet, so it isn't ranked here. It's in the full list below.
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
