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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
21/05/2024 06:36:33 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Harpy Eagle*
Id (Atlas):
Harpia harpyja
Description (10 )
Harpy Eagle
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Other Names (World)
Harpy Eagle, American Harpy Eagle
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
86 - 93 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitat
Uninterrupted expanses of lowland tropical forest. From sea-level - 900 m, but upto 2000 m.
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 (B), Nicaragua (B), Panama (B), Paraguay (B), Peru (B), Suriname (B), Venezuela (B).
Southern Mexico (from southern Veracruz, Oaxaca and apparently Campeche) through Central America to Colombia, then east through Venezuela to the Guianas and south through eastern Bolivia and Brazil to extreme north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
 
Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Forest destruction is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)... )
Listen to XC708578
Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja ) [XC708578 ]
by Felipe Arantes from Reserva biol\u00f3gica Limoncocha, Ecuador (call)
Listen to XC436991
Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja ) [XC436991 ]
by Alberto Lobato from Reserva Natural Palmar\u00ed, Rio Javar\u00ed, AM, Brazil (begging call)
Nest
Large platform composed of sticks high in a tree.
Eggs (Guide )
2; white.
Subspecies
Only close relative appears to be Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Harpy Eagle see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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