Harpy Eagle

"Harpy Eagle Chick" (10 weeks old)
Harpia harpyja
Photo courtesy/copyright Ron Magill

"Harpy Eagle"
Harpia harpyja
Photo courtesy copyright Eddie Horvath, CCWC/CCH

"Harpy Eagle Chick" (Researcher Rafael Alvarez at nest)
Nest is about 125 feet up in the canopy, chick is about 10 weeks old
The nest is in a 12-story-tall silk cotton tree
Harpia harpyja
Photo courtesy/copyright Ron Magill

"Harpy Eagle"
Harpia harpyja
Photo © Bettmann/CORBIS, courtesy Ron Kalasinskas

Harpy Eagle

Habitat:

Lowlands and in the rainforest. Emergent and canopy layer. Central and South America.

Diet:

Monkeys, sloths, kinkajou, parrots, opossums, coatis, big birds and tree porcupines.

Enemies:

Humans.

Facts:

The Harpy eagle is the one of the largest eagles in the world. It can weigh up to 20 pounds and have a wingspan of up to 7 feet.

Its current population is unknown.

The Harpy eagle stands for power. It has talons as big as a grizzly bears.

Its feet are as big as a man's hand.

The female Harpy eagle is much larger than the male.They weigh roughly 50% more.

The Harpy eagle is the national bird of Panama.

The females usually lay 1 or 2 eggs.

The Harpy eagle's eyesight is excellent and used for spotting prey.

They will fly around for days to find a suitable animal for their growing young to eat.

They are so powerful that they are able to snatch sloths from a tree, even when the sloth has a tight grip on a branch.

Habitat:	Lowlands and in the rainforest. Emergent and canopy layer. Central and South America.
Diet:	Monkeys, sloths, kinkajou, parrots, opossums, coatis, big birds and tree porcupines.
Enemies:	Humans.
Facts:	The Harpy eagle is the one of the largest eagles in the world. It can weigh up to 20 pounds and have a wingspan of up to 7 feet. Its current population is unknown. The Harpy eagle stands for power. It has talons as big as a grizzly bears. Its feet are as big as a man's hand. The female Harpy eagle is much larger than the male.They weigh roughly 50% more. The Harpy eagle is the national bird of Panama. The females usually lay 1 or 2 eggs. The Harpy eagle's eyesight is excellent and used for spotting prey. They will fly around for days to find a suitable animal for their growing young to eat. They are so powerful that they are able to snatch sloths from a tree, even when the sloth has a tight grip on a branch.