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Harpy Eagle
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Birds of prey & vultures

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja (Linnaeus, 1758)

VU VulnerableOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishHarpy Eagle
DutchHarpij
SpanishArpía mayor
Chinese角雕
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHarpia harpyja (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a large neotropical species of eagle. It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle. It is the largest bird of prey throughout its range, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world. It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer. Destruction of its natural habitat has caused it to vanish from many parts of its former range, and it is nearly extirpated from much of Central America. It is the only member of the genus Harpia, which, together with Harpyopsis, Macheiramphus and Morphnus, forms the subfamily Harpiinae.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusHarpia

In Suriname

98Records in Suriname
20iNaturalist observations
1880First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini71
  • Brokopondo9
  • Para3
  • Nickerie2
  • Commewijne1
  • Paramaribo1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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