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'''Alternative name: Crowned Solitary Eagle''' | '''Alternative name: Crowned Solitary Eagle''' | ||
;[[:Category:Harpyhaliaetus|Harpyhaliaetus]] coronatus | ;[[:Category:Harpyhaliaetus|Harpyhaliaetus]] coronatus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 75-85 cm. | ||
| + | *Dull slate grey | ||
| + | *Darker wings | ||
| + | *Prominent bushy crest | ||
| + | *White band and white tip to dark tail | ||
| + | *Yellow cere | ||
| + | *Yellow legs | ||
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| + | '''Juvenile''' | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Cream below, cream head and throat | ||
| + | *Dark post-ocular stripe | ||
| + | *Upper breast mottled brown | ||
| + | *Mottled lower belly | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]. | + | [[South America]] - [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Argentina]]. |
====Status==== | ====Status==== | ||
Classified as endangered in the IUCN Red List due to its small, fragmented population, and population decline due to habitat loss and hunting ([http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3496&m=0 BirdLife International, 2008]). | Classified as endangered in the IUCN Red List due to its small, fragmented population, and population decline due to habitat loss and hunting ([http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3496&m=0 BirdLife International, 2008]). | ||
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Lowland, seasonally dry palm savanna, sparse woodland and shrubland; chaco; and campo cerrado. | Lowland, seasonally dry palm savanna, sparse woodland and shrubland; chaco; and campo cerrado. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes reptiles, small mammals, fish, monkeys and sometimes birds. | ||
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| + | It builds a large platform nest; 1 egg is laid. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | BirdLife International; Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Harpyhaliaetus+coronatus}} | {{GSearch|Harpyhaliaetus+coronatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Harpyhaliaetus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Harpyhaliaetus]] | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 16 March 2009
Alternative name: Crowned Solitary Eagle
- Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
Identification
75-85 cm.
- Dull slate grey
- Darker wings
- Prominent bushy crest
- White band and white tip to dark tail
- Yellow cere
- Yellow legs
Juvenile
- Brown upperparts
- Cream below, cream head and throat
- Dark post-ocular stripe
- Upper breast mottled brown
- Mottled lower belly
Distribution
South America - Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Status
Classified as endangered in the IUCN Red List due to its small, fragmented population, and population decline due to habitat loss and hunting (BirdLife International, 2008).
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Lowland, seasonally dry palm savanna, sparse woodland and shrubland; chaco; and campo cerrado.
Behaviour
The diet includes reptiles, small mammals, fish, monkeys and sometimes birds.
It builds a large platform nest; 1 egg is laid.
References
BirdLife International; Wikipedia
