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Initially, its enormous size had been explained through suggestions it was closely related to the wedge-tailed eagle, the largest bird of prey currently living in Australia. Joanne says that it was ...

the eagle is one of the largest birds of prey. There are over 60 eagle species in the world, with most living in Asia and Africa. Some eagles living in forests have small wingspans while those ...

Found only on the four major islands of the Philippines, Philippine eagles (Pithecophaga jefferyi) are one of the largest living eagle species – about a metre long and heavier than a bowling ball.

would have been similar in wingspan to a wedge-tailed eagle, now Australia's largest living eagle of prey, but its bones seem much more robust -- especially its leg bones, suggesting it was even ...