Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Harpy Eagle

Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Location unknown - Date unknown Courtesy of Glen Smart/USFWS  Mogue, Darien, Panama - Jan 26, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Mogue, Darien, Panama - Jan 26, 2004 © R S Scanlon  Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus  Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

C. Central America to se. tropical South America;
S. Mexico (s. Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Chiapas and possibly Campeche) through Central America in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (Chagres National Park, Darien National Park, and Kuna Yala Indigenous Reserve in San Blas), n. and e. Colombia (n. and c. Choco along the Rio Salaqui, Bando Mountains, upper Magdalena Valley near Tolima and e. of the Andes in nw. Meta and Vaupes) s. and e. through Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam and Guiana, e. Ecuador, c. and e. Peru (Tambopata River, Madre de Dios), c. and e. Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz) and n., e. and se. Brazil n. of the Amazon in the Rio Branco region and s. of the Amazon from Para and Bahia to Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul), se. Paraguay (San Rafael National Park) and ex. n. Argentina (Salta, Jujuy, Tucuman, Formosa, Misiones).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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