sentences:  The golden eagle is part of a broad group of raptors called “booted eagles” which are defined by the feature that all species have feathering over their tarsus, unlike many other accipitrids which have bare legs.Included in this group are all species described as “hawk eagles” including the genera "Spizaetus" and "Nisaetus", as well as assorted monotypical genera such as "Oroaetus", "Lophaetus", "Stephanoaetus", "Polemaetus", "Lophotriorchis" and "Ictinaetus".The genus "Aquila" is distributed across every continent but for South America and Antarctica.