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The eagle is an animal species found in Red Dead Redemption.

Locations[]

Eagles can be found in Tall Trees, near the snowy areas such as Nekoti Rock. This location makes them hard to pluck once they are shot, as they have a tendency to fall to the bottom of the cliff. They can also be found in southern Nuevo Paraíso, near Hendidura Grande, Laguna Borrego, and Rancho Polvo.

In the mission "At Home With Dutch", an eagle is found atop the mountain as John ascends it. There are also eagles around the lake at Aurora Basin, but the player should be careful not to shoot one directly over the lake, as it will fall into the water, and thus render its feathers unretrievable.

Eagles are also found in Tanner's Span. This is also a fine area for hunting elk, beavers, bighorn, wolves, boars, and cougars. There is a glitch in this area where if the player kills an animal in the area (excluding bears), it will be more commonly found; contrastingly, if the player doesn’t kill them for a while, they become very uncommon. Sometimes when the player wishes to place bait in a wide-open area, it will say that there are no animals around.

Eagles can also be found just up the cliff from Manzanita Post.

Tips and Tricks[]

Like all dead entities, a dead eagle becomes an "x" on the minimap when Marston kills it (if he is close enough to it). Birds are particularly hard to find once they are on the ground amongst the foliage, although eagles are larger than other bird species. After shooting them down, it is advised to head in their direction and look for an "x" on the minimap.

Players should be careful when shooting birds and any small animals, as large guns can destroy them, making it impossible to skin or pluck them. Although shotguns are good for hunting birds on the move, if too close, it will possibly reduce their feather output (i.e. only 3 feathers). A repeater or sidearm in conjunction with Dead Eye is recommended.

Eagle feathers sell for the highest prices of any bird feathers.

A good way to kill several at once is to find someone who will challenge the player to kill more birds than him. In West Elizabeth or Mexico, the birds will likely spawn as eagles. Before accepting the challenge, kill all of the birds and retrieve the feathers. More birds will quickly spawn, so the player has enough to kill for the challenge. Do this several times, and the birds will eventually stop spawning. At this point, kill the man and loot him (he will have around double the amount of the given bet).

Trivia[]

  • Eagles found in Nuevo Paraíso are actually birds called crested caracaras, which have orange bills and aren't actually classified as eagles, while the birds around Tall Trees are the famous bald eagles. Interestingly, the golden eagle, which does live in the American Southwest, is not included in the game; however, it eventually would make an appearance in Red Dead Redemption 2.
  • Like hawks, eagles will make a loud screech while flying.
  • John Marston appears to have an eagle feather attached to his hat.

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Achievements[]

The player must kill an eagle to successfully complete the following achievement:

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20 gamerscoregamerscore
Bronze bronzebronze
Kill every animal species in the game in any game mode.


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