Arguably one of the most well-known birds on the planet, the Bald eagle is a large bird
of prey found exclusively in North America, and it reigns supreme there, this large eagle
is also the national bird of the United States of America.
The Bald eagle is easily identifiable, it has a dark brown plumage with a white head
and tail. This bird is a carnivore, it hunts other animals for food. Though the Baldie
mainly eats fish, it still goes after birds and mammals, this eagle has killed prey that
weighed 11 kilograms, and it has been recorded flying with prey that weighed 6.8 kilograms.
Despite the Bald eagle being large, powerful and absolutely beautiful, there is a handful
of eagles that will bury the Bald eagle in a fight, to be more precise there are actually
8 eagles that can bury the Bald eagle.
The Bald eagle itself is a sea eagle, and it has two other sea eagle cousins, that are
much larger than itself namely Steller’s sea eagle and the White-tailed sea eagle.
These two eagles also mainly feed on fish but still take birds and mammals, and if need
be, you can rest assured these two Sea eagles have what it takes to humble the Bald eagle.
The Golden eagle is one of the best well-known eagles living in the Northern Hemisphere,
Baldies and Goldies cross each other’s paths in Mexico, the U.S.A and Mexico. Though the
Alaskan Bald eagles are slightly larger than Golden eagles, Golden eagles have agility,
and combining that with their powerful feet and massive, sharp talons, Bald eagles stand
zero chance of surviving.
The American harpy eagle is the largest and most powerful eagle in the world, and if it
did fight the Bald eagle, the Harpy eagle would absolutely destroy the Bald eagle. The
Harpy eagle has 12 cm long talons, actually the longest talons of any eagle and its feet
are massive, it exerts over 50 kilograms of pressure just by squeezing its talons, so
for a Harpy eagle to fight a Bald eagle, that’s not a fight that is a genocide.
The Martial eagle is Africa’s largest eagle and it packs quite a powerful punch. Yes,
the Martial eagle is smaller than the Bald eagle but it has longer talons than a Bald
eagle, and unlike a Bald eagle it is a full-time mammalian hunter, and it is super aggressive
and a hell lot more powerful as it has killed ungulates weighing up to 37 kilograms. So,
a Bald eagle should be no problem.
The Philippine eagle is also known as the monkey-eating eagle because it was once thought
of preying exclusively on monkeys and make no mistake about it, the Philippine eagle
does prey on monkeys, that weigh up to 9 kilograms, outweighing a Bald eagle. Another thing, the
Philippine eagle is way larger, and more powerful than a Bald eagle, and it has a larger beak
and longer talons and much more powerful feet.
The Wedge-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey on the continent of Australia, though
the Bald eagle is heavier, the Wedge-tailed eagle is longer and has an even longer wingspan.
The Wedge-tailed eagle proves it has what it takes to defeat a Bald eagle because it
is powerful enough to kill a kangaroo, a red fox and they also feed on young pigs that
weigh around 14 kilograms.
The African crowned eagle is Africa’s most powerful eagle, some say it might even be
more powerful than the Harpy eagle. But that is a tale for another day. The Crowned eagle
is way smaller than a Bald eagle, it only weighs 4.7 kilograms and a Baldie weighs up
to 6.5 kilograms, but this small eagle might defeat a Bald eagle because of its aggressiveness
and raw power. The Crowned eagle has some long talons and it is so aggressive that it
even attacks human children as prey and it preys on mammals that weigh up to 30 kilograms,
so the African crowned eagle should bury the Bald eagle in a heartbeat.
So these are the 8 eagles that I think have what it takes to defeat a Bald eagle, but
which eagles do you think do not really deserve to be on this list.
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