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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle 



ABBREVIATION : 
AQCH

COMMON NAMES : 
   golden eagle


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the golden eagle is Aquila
chrysaetos (Linnaeus) [1].  The following five races are recognized
[9,21]:

     A. chrysaetos chrysaetos (Linnaeus)
     A. chrysaetos hameryi (Severtza)
     A. chrysaetos daphanea (Menzbir)
     A. chrysaetos canadensis (Linnaeus)
     A. chrysaetos japonica (Severtza)

Aquila chrysaetos canadensis is the only race that occurs in North
America [9,21].


ORDER : 
Falconiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The gold eagle is federally protected under the Bald Eagle Protection
Act of 1962 [31].

Declines in golden eagle populations have been pronounced in coastal
southern California.  The golden eagle is listed as a species of special
concern in Washington and Montana.  Golden eagles are common and
populations are presumably stable in other western states [13].  Golden
eagles are recognized as an endangered species by Maine, New Hampshire,
and New York.  Other states in the Northeast either designate the golden
eagle as a former resident, an occasional transient visitor, or
extirpated [26].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie Tesky, March 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1994. Aquila chrysaetos.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle