Golden Eagle
The golden eagle (or Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the most widespread birds of prey, ranging across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, Asia, and parts of North Africa. It favours open or semi-open habitats such as mountains, grasslands, tundra, and deserts, often nesting on cliffs or tall trees that provide wide views of its hunting grounds.
Golden eagles have dark brown plumage accented by golden feathers on the nape and crown, powerful talons, and a sharp, hooked beak.
They have a wingspan between 1.8m and 2.3m and a body length of 70cm to 100cm. Like in most raptors, females are slightly larger and heavier than males. Adult males generally weigh between 3kg and 5kg, while females weigh 4kg to 6.5kg.
Aquila chrysaetos
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 0% | 30% |
| Sand | 20% | 100% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Soil | 20% | 100% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher 14
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 5
- Mirror Mobile Toy · score 150 · $100
- Perch 01 Toy · score 100 · $100
- Perch 02 Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubber Snake Toy · score 150 · $100
- Shredding Perch Toy · score 150 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 100 + 100 per additional adult; feeders 10 + 10 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Nutritionally Complete Meat + Small Carcasses
- Food / drink amount
- 3 / 2.5
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $775 / $1,096 / $1,096
- Feeders
- Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Block of Frozen Fish, Bamboo Feeder, Ribbed Feeder, Perch Feeder
- Lifespan
- 17–40 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 5 yr / 7 yr / 12 yr / 16 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0 yr / 1 yr
- Litter
- 1–3
- Fertility
- 0.1
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Breeds in
- Spring
- Nest
- Cup large
- Dominance
- Size and age dominates at feeding sites
- Ecosystem roles
- Predators, Scavengers, Aerial Foragers
- Wild population
- 85,000 - 160,000
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Golden eagles are generally solitary or live in pairs, and most of their interactions are limited to mating and raising young. Adults strongly defend large territories against other golden eagles, especially during the breeding season.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Aquila chrysaetos
- Class
- Aves
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Biome
- Taiga, Temperate, Tundra, Desert, Grassland
- Continent
- Asia, Europe, North America, Africa
- Content
- Deluxe Edition