Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis)

Other Names (World)
Crested Eagle, Guiana Crested Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
81 - 86 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Daudin, 1800)

Habitat
Lowland tropical and subtropical forest, including gallery forest. From sea-level - 600 m, but locally up to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Belize (B), Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Colombia (B), Costa Rica (B), Ecuador (B), French Guiana (B), Guatemala (B), Guyana (B), Honduras (B), Mexico, Nicaragua (B), Panama (B), Paraguay, Peru (B), Suriname (B), Venezuela (B).

Guatemala and Honduras through Central America to Colombia and south to Paraguay, extreme north-eastern Argentina (Misiones) and southern Brazil; west of Andes, ranges southern only to Serran��a de Baud� (west-central Colombia).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction through deforestation and hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) [XC127521]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Rancho Frio, Parque Nacional Darien, Darien, Panama (call)

Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) [XC257377]
by Ricardo Cuqui from Sucumb\u00edos: 'Sacha Lodge', n bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call, (flight?) calls)

Subspecies
Includes Morphnus taeniatus, a variant of dark morph with heavily banded underparts.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) - 10 files

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