? Harpy Eagle Conservation status: Lower risk (nt)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Harpia Species: H. harpyja
Binomial name
Harpia harpyja (Linnaeus, 1758)

The name Harpy Eagle usually refers to the neotropical eagle, Harpia harpyja (see below for other birds called harpy eagles). It is the New World's largest and most powerful eagle, and is found in lowland tropical rainforest from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Download high resolution version (436x629, 36 KB)A Harpy Eagle, from the US Fish & Wildlife Service. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Accipitridae Pandionidae Falconidae Sagittariidae Cathartidae The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that include the diurnal birds of prey. ... Subfamilies Elaninae Perninae Milvinae Accipitrinae Buteoninae Aegypiinae Circinae Circaetinae The Accipitridae is one of the two main families within the order Falconiformes (the diurnal birds of prey). ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus Baba black sheep crowned patani queen Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as (help· info), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), the name with which his publications were signed, was a Swedish botanist and physician who laid... Genera Several, see below. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ...

The Harpy Eagle is 100 cm (3.5 ft.) long with a 200 cm (6.5 ft.) wingspan and weighs 8 kg (18 lb.). Females are larger and heavier than males. It is dark grey overall, with an ash-grey head, and white belly. Both sexes possess an erectile crest of long feathers. The talons are up to 13 cm (5 in.) long. For other uses of the word head, see head (disambiguation). ... The abdomen is a part of the body. ... Closeup on a single white feather A feather is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on a bird. ...

This species is an actively hunting carnivore. Its main prey items are tree-dwelling mammals such as monkeys, coatis, sloths, etc; it may also attack other bird species. It can be aggressive towards humans who disturb its nesting sites or appear to be a threat to its young. A carnivore (KAR-nih-vohr) meaning meat eater (Latin carn = flesh + vorare = to devour) is an animal that eats a diet consisting solely of meat, whether it comes from live animals or dead (scavenging). ... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Eutheria (includes extinct ancestors)/Placentalia (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes... Cynomolgus Monkey at Batu Caves, Malaysia Monkeys, Mori Sosen (1749-1821) A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. ... Species Nasua nasua Nasua narica Nasua nelsoni The name coati is applied to any of three species of small neotropical mammals in the genus Nasua, family Procyonidae, ranging from southern Arizona to north of Argentina. ... Families Megalonychidae P.Gervais, 1855 Bradypodidae Gray, 1821 Sloths are medium-sized South American mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Xenarthra. ...

The Harpy Eagle is threatened by logging and hunting throughout its range. Harpia harpyja is on the IUCN red list of endangered species.

Miscellaneous

The Harpy Eagle is the national bird of Panama.

The Harpy Eagle is also the animal that artists drew from to create 'Fawkes the phoenix' for the movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Cover of the International edition, distributed in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling, is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ...

The Harpy Eagle can exert a pressure of 42 kgf cm^-2 (4.1 MPa] or 530 lbf in^-2) with its talons. It can also lift more than 3/4 of its body weight. The deprecated unit kilogram-force (kgf) or kilopond (kp) is the force exerted by one kilogram of mass in standard Earth gravity (defined as exactly 9. ... The megapascal, symbol MPa is an SI unit of pressure. ... Pounds-force per square inch (lbf/in²) is a non-SI unit of pressure. ... ...

The Harpy Eagle is arguably the bulkiest eagle still living, and the Philippine Eagle is the only living eagle to surpass it in size. However, the extinct Haast's Eagle of New Zealand was almost 50% larger. Binomial name Pithecophaga jefferyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1896 The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world. ... Binomial name Harpagornis moorei Haast, 1872 The Haasts Eagle (Harpagornis moorei) was a massive New Zealand eagle. ...

The Harpy Eagle gives name to an Artificial Intelligence project supported by Brazil's Federal Revenue.

A male and a female Harpy eagle raise one chick every 2-3 years. The baby tests its wings in 6 months. However, the parents continue to feed the baby for another 6-10 months.

Other harpies

The term Harpy Eagle may alternatively refer to several other species of large to very large tropical forest eagles, including the New Guinea Harpy Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae), the Philippine (monkey-eating) eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), the Black Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus solitarius), the Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus), and the Guiana Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis). Binomial name Pithecophaga jefferyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1896 The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world. ... A crowned eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus) is a large bird (90cm approx) found in tropical Africa, in southern Africa a common resident in suitable habitat in the eastern areas. ...