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| − | + | The New Guinea eagle is an elusive raptor with grayish brown feathers and whitish coloring on its underparts. It is a large forest eagle with a broad wingspan of up to three feet, with a short head ruff. | |
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| + | New Guinea: widespread but becoming scarce or rare in many areas through loss of habitat. Occurs in the Arfak Mts and the Vogelkop Peninsula in Irian Jaya and in the Lakekamu Basin, the Wau area, on Mt Hagen, the Tari Valley, around Tabubil and Bensbach in Papua New Guinea. Resident. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Primary rainforest from lowlands up to 3,000m. Most often seen soaring high over forest canopy. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The eagle perches on limbs in the canopy with a distinctive upright posture, and curves its tail forward. | ||
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| + | The New Guinea eagle mainly eats larger animals including possums, rats, wallabies, lizards, and on occasion, birds. It runs on the ground and walks up tree trunks and branches and then uses its claws to extract prey hidden in the tree. | ||
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| + | The New Guinea eagle usually calls at dawn or dusk with a deep, resonant sound of "bung," similar to the sound of a bowstring being released. Sometimes a short "buk" notes follow. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 23 June 2007
- Harpyopsis novaeguineae
Identification
New Guinea Eagle (New Guinea Harpy Eagle) Harpyopsis novaeguineae
The New Guinea eagle is an elusive raptor with grayish brown feathers and whitish coloring on its underparts. It is a large forest eagle with a broad wingspan of up to three feet, with a short head ruff.
Distribution
New Guinea: widespread but becoming scarce or rare in many areas through loss of habitat. Occurs in the Arfak Mts and the Vogelkop Peninsula in Irian Jaya and in the Lakekamu Basin, the Wau area, on Mt Hagen, the Tari Valley, around Tabubil and Bensbach in Papua New Guinea. Resident.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Primary rainforest from lowlands up to 3,000m. Most often seen soaring high over forest canopy.
Behaviour
The eagle perches on limbs in the canopy with a distinctive upright posture, and curves its tail forward.
The New Guinea eagle mainly eats larger animals including possums, rats, wallabies, lizards, and on occasion, birds. It runs on the ground and walks up tree trunks and branches and then uses its claws to extract prey hidden in the tree.
The New Guinea eagle usually calls at dawn or dusk with a deep, resonant sound of "bung," similar to the sound of a bowstring being released. Sometimes a short "buk" notes follow.
