harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) Description
The Eagle of the Andes
Date 1830
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8073912745
Author Robert Huish
Full title The wonders of the animal kingdom : exhibiting delineations of the most distinguished wild animals in the various menageries of this country /
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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.
