The birds will also take sloths, young brocket deer and collared peccaries, a type of jungle pig. Usually they hunt and kill monkeys, which can weigh as much as the eagle itself.
Four eagle species vie to be the world's most fearsome bird of prey: the Steller's sea eagle ( Haliaeetus pelagicus) of north-eastern Asia the Philippine eagle ( Pithecophaga jefferyi) of South-East Asia the martial eagle ( Polemaetus bellicosus) of Africa and the harpy eagle ( Harpia harpyja), which ranges from Mexico in southern North America to Argentina in South America.Įach is slightly different in height, weight and wingspan, with the harpy eagle standing up to one metre tall with a wingspan of two metres.įemale harpy eagles are up to 40% larger than males, and can weigh up to 9kg and possess talons measuring up to 13cm long.
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