Habitat
Tall rainforest canopy
Amazon Heroes collection
Harpy Eagle
Scientific name: Harpia harpyja
Try this
Mini mission: draw the harpy eagle perched high in the canopy.
Diet
Carnivore -- hunts sloths, monkeys, and other canopy animals.
Ecosystem role
Apex predator of the forest canopy; generally needs large, healthy forest areas to survive.
Fun fact
The harpy eagle has very large, powerful talons, among the biggest of any eagle.
Where it lives
- Continent
- Americas
- Region
- Found from southern Mexico through Central America to northern Argentina -- the Amazon holds a large share of the remaining population, but its historic range is much wider.
- Environment
- Tall rainforest canopy
Did you know?
- Female harpy eagles are much bigger than males -- sometimes almost twice their weight.
- Harpy eagles almost never fly above the treetops -- they spend nearly all their time hunting inside the forest canopy itself.
Test what you learned
Where does the harpy eagle mostly hunt?
What kind of animals does the harpy eagle mainly hunt?
What's unusual about female harpy eagles compared to males?
