Common name:
Golden Eagle
Ladakhi name:
Lak -nak , Nele
Scientific name:
Aquila chrysaetos
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
fun facts:
The Golden Eagle lives in Ladakh year-round. The males and females look the same.
Watch it ride thermals – updrafts of warm air – as it looks for prey below.
Compare the map of where it lives in India to other Birds of Prey.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tsewang Namgyal Issi
