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The Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest raptor in Australia and the most common of all the world's large eagles. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. It is one of the largest birds of prey in the world.

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Filename: Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Copyright: Shannon Wild
Image Size: 2463x3679 / 25.9MB; adult Animal Aquila audax Australia Australia's Largest Eagle Australian background beak Bird Bird of Prey blue Blue Sky close Close-up closeup Copy Space Copyspace Desert Eagle Eagle Eye Eaglehawk eye face falcon Fauna feather Feathers free freedom grass Hawk hunger hunt Hunter killer look Looking majestic native nature Northern Territory Observe On Ground Outback Outdoors Portrait Predator Raptor Red Dirt Remote Sky space tail tailed threat Vertical waiting wedge Wedge-tailed Wedge-tailed Eagle wild wilderness wildlife wings
Contained in galleries: AUSTRALIA, WILDLIFE ARCHIVE, PORTRAITS

The Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest raptor in Australia and the most common of all the world's large eagles. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. It is one of the largest birds of prey in the world.