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− | [[Image:Harpy_Eagle.jpg|thumb| | + | Harpia harpyja |
+ | [[Image:Harpy_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by juninho <br/> Photographed: Iwokrama rainforest, Guyana.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 10 pounds(4.5kg) | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Central and South America | + | Central and South America |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Primary rainforest | + | Primary rainforest. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | Nests are built of sticks, lined with leaves and animal hair, and are placed at a great height in the crowns of silk cotton trees,about 165 feet (50m) above the ground. 2 eggs are laid. Often only one of the young is reared. | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&si=Harpia%20harpyja&what=allfields&name=&when=&whenterm= View more images of Harpy Eagle in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&si=Harpia%20harpyja&what=allfields&name=&when=&whenterm= View more images of Harpy Eagle in the gallery] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] |
Revision as of 21:57, 1 October 2007
Harpia harpyja
Identification
10 pounds(4.5kg)
Distribution
Central and South America
Taxonomy
Habitat
Primary rainforest.
Behaviour
Nests are built of sticks, lined with leaves and animal hair, and are placed at a great height in the crowns of silk cotton trees,about 165 feet (50m) above the ground. 2 eggs are laid. Often only one of the young is reared.