The wing span averages about 2-2.5metres, and its length is between 90 and 100 centimetres. The legs are feathered right down to the powerful clawed toes. The most distinctive feature is the long wedged-tail. As a fledgling the bird is a sandy brown colour, but when it matures it becomes almost black. The diet of this incredible bird is based on small animals such as rabbits, the young of dingo and kangaroos, and sometimes the young of lambs.
Carrion is also very important.
The Wedge-Tailed Eagle is at the top of its food chain and has no natural predators. Its main danger comes from man. Both the male and the female share in the building of the nest, incubating and feeding. The nest is a large structure of branches and twigs which they add to year after year. The nest is usually built high in trees, often on ridges or rocky slopes.