About the collection

The eagle

(Latin Aquila heliaca) - a bird of prey in the group of hawks. The total length of the body is 72-84 cm, the length of the outstretched wings is 180-215 cm, the weight is from 2.4 kg to 4.5 kg. The female is larger than the male. The general color is brownish-black. They have many narrow stripes of dark color, with small white spots on the shoulders.

This type of eagle is distributed from the Balkans through Asia Minor and southern Siberia to Mongolia and northwestern India. Over Winterings in the south (Africa, Asia). Prefers deciduous and mixed forests; It nests in the mountains up to 1400 meters above sea level. In Georgia we can found them in pairs. Reaches up to 2000 meters vertically. In Eastern Georgia it is a over - wintering fowl but in Western Georgia it migrates. There are very few in Georgia.). It nests on trees or shrubs (1–25 m high), rarely on rock or ground, or on high-voltage transmission poles. Uses branches as material. Lays 1–4 (usually 2–3) white eggs in April. The mother-buck crows for 43 days. It should be noted that usually 2 nests are used. In 60–77 days the leaves leave the nest. It feeds on small mammals, rodents, with insects. Sometimes with birds, reptiles, fish and even predators.

Included in the IUCN and Georgia Red Lists

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