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Harpia harpyja
Photo by juninho
Photographed: Iwokrama rainforest, Guyana.

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.

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