Location: Australia
Species: Wedge-tailed Eagle
Recorded: 2021-5-5
Added: 2025-11-18
Source: Love Nature

The Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey, boasting a wingspan of up to 2.8 metres and eyesight up to eight times sharper than ours. Found across nearly the entire continent, this powerful raptor rules the skies of the outback. Its diet includes wallabies, rabbits, lizards, snakes, and birds, though it also scavenges carrion—especially roadkill in remote desert regions. Riding thermal currents, it soars effortlessly before striking with speed and precision.

A true symbol of the Australian wilderness, the Wedge-tailed Eagle remains one of the world’s most formidable and iconic hunters.