harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)

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Description
English: « Thrasaetos harpyia » = Harpia harpyja (Harpy Eagle)
Français : « Thrasaetos harpyia » = Harpia harpyja (Harpie féroce)
Date 1841
Source A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico
Author William Swainson (1789-1855)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harpia_harpyja_1841.jpg

The harpy eagle or American harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a neotropical species of eagle. It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the Americas, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world. It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer.

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