Eagles and vultures in the same aviary?

I didn't know the answer to your question so looked it up and there are a few zoos (in Russia) and sanctuaries (in the USA) which keep vultures and eagles together, yes.

That said, I would assume that it would make for the best mixed species aviary.
 
It depends on the species in question. I've seen, among others, Lesser Spotted eagles kept together with several New and Old World vultures at Tierpark Berlin as well as other European facilities. Zoo Schmiding used to keep martial eagles together with Palm-nut vultures (I wonder how that worked out). And I can't remember whether larger vultures and eagles were kept together in the large aviary at Moscow Zoo.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
I didn't know the answer to your question so looked it up and there are a few zoos (in Russia) and sanctuaries (in the USA) which keep vultures and eagles together, yes.

That said, I would assume that it would make for the best mixed species aviary.
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* Typo, what I meant to say was : That said, I would assume that it wouldn't make for the best mixed species aviary.

Also, I would add that I haven't personally seen any eagle / vulture mixed exhibits and the closest to one of these mixed raptor enclosures that I have seen is a caracara and a turkey vulture mix that did seem to work fine.
 
Your question is not specific enough to reply. The question is, which species will be combined? How does the aviary look like (size, perches, shape)? Which sex will the animals have? Is breeding foreseen in the aviary? It also depends on experience of the keepers. Do they have the knowledge and experience to "read" the animals to intervene before accidents happen (or very practically, do they have the time to observe the animals and intervene when something happens)? My advice in these kind of cases is, if you need to ask this question don't do it.
 
Buttonwood Park Zoo used to keep bald eagles and turkey vultures in the same Aviary. The turkey vultures have since moved into the bison exhibit for a reason I do not know, and I am not sure how successful the mix was, although it lasted for at least a few years.
 
Phoenix Zoo kept Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures together for many, many years. They each have their own aviaries now because the one they shared now belongs to California Condors, but it appears that the mix worked fine in the large space.
 
Mixing eagles and vultures was common until ca 30 years ago. There was a semi-standard type of exhibit in Europe: a large aviary, usually with mock rocks, where all large birds of prey were thrown together. It can be done but is now generally replaced by aviaries holding one pair of one species (or at most, few pairs) which allows breeding.
 
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