Papuan Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae)

Other Names (World)
Papuan Eagle, New Guinea Eagle, New Guinea Harpy Eagle, Kapul Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
75 - 90 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1875

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m, occasionally to 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB), Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

New Guinea.

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Hunting is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mammals, mostly marsupials and rats, but also pigs and dogs, and sometimes birds, lizards and snakes.

Voice
Repeated, deep, resonating calls and grunts, often at night.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Papuan Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae) [XC23918]
by Mike Catsis from Baily bridge, below Tari Gap, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (call, typical call)

Papuan Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae) [XC26357]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Traditionally considered to be related to Harpia and Pithecophaga, but possibly part of an old endemic Australasian clade.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
In size, it is matched only by the short-tailed White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) and the uniformly very dark brown Gurney's Eagle (Aquila gurneyi). In plumage, it is similar to the smaller Long-tailed Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda) and Doria's Goshawk (Megatriorchis doriae) but has an unstreaked breast.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Papuan Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae) - 10 files

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