Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis (Daudin, 1800)
Names
| English | Crested Eagle |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Wurgarend |
| Spanish | Águila crestada |
| Chinese | 冠雕 |
| Sranan Tongo | aka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Morphnus guianensis (Daudin, 1800) |
About this species
The crested eagle (Morphnus guianensis) is a large neotropical eagle, the only member of the genus Morphnus. The crested eagle can grow up to 89 cm (35 in) long, with a wingspan up to 176 cm (69 in), and weigh up to 3 kg (6.6 lb). The plumage varies between a light brownish-gray to sooty gray or even blackish in some cases. It has a white throat and a dark spot on the crest and a small dark mask across the eyes. It ranges extensively throughout Central and South America, but not in large numbers, favoring tropical lowland forest. A powerful predator, its diet consist mainly of small mammals, rodents, snakes and smaller birds. Despite their large distribution, they are currently classified as Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due mainly to habitat loss
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La arpía menor, también llamada águila monera, águila crestada o águila moñuda (Morphnus guianensis) es una especie de ave accipitriforme de la familia Accipitridae propia de la región neotropical. Es el único miembro del género Morphnus. No se reconocen subespecies.
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冕雕（学名：Morphnus guianensis）是冕雕属（学名：Morphnus）的唯一成员，种加词 guianensis 意为“圭亚那的”。分布于新热带界，包含危地马拉、伯利兹、洪都拉斯、尼加拉瓜、哥斯达黎加、巴拿马、哥伦比亚、委内瑞拉、圭亚那、苏里南、法属圭亚那、巴西、东厄瓜多尔、秘鲁、巴拉圭、玻利维亚和北阿根廷等地。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Genus | Morphnus |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini5
- Para4
- Brokopondo2
- Nickerie2
- Commewijne1
- Marowijne1
- Paramaribo1
- Saramacca1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
Sources & credits
- Records: GBIF.org occurrence data for Suriname
- Observations and names: iNaturalist
- Names in other languages: Wikidata
- Sranan names: Explore Suriname Sranan Tongo dictionary
- Suriname status: National Zoological Collection of Suriname (NZCS) checklists
- Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist
