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What are the predators of a golden eagle?

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The brown and the beautiful: The golden eagle is a large bird of prey that belongs to the hawk and eagle family. With broad, rounded wings, the colors of the eagle's feathers range from black-brown to dark brown. But it's the striking golden head and neck that give the bird its common name. read more

Eggs, chicks, immature eagles, and injured birds are susceptible to a range of predators, such as other birds of prey, including other kinds of eagles and hawks, bears, wolves and cougars. Hunting The main predator of golden eagles are humans. read more

Adult golden eagles have no natural predators but chicks are preyed upon by other eagles and if the fall out of the nest pretty much any ground predators. read more

Outside of human beings, bald eagles have very few natural enemies, and adult eagles have no natural predators. Nestlings and eggs are occasionally preyed on by gulls, crows, hawks, owls, other eagles, bobcats, black bears and raccoons. read more

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Eagle Diet & Feeding
www.nationaleaglecenter.org

The Deadly and Devious Golden Eagle
www.smithsonianmag.com