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	Encyclopedia: Harpy eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Harpy Eagle is the national bird of Panama.
		The Harpy Eagle is arguably the bulkiest eagle still living, and the Philippine Eagle is the only living eagle to surpass it in size.
		The Harpy Eagle is one of the largest of the fifty species of eagles. It can grow to be as large as 36 to 40 inches in length (this mainly is seen in the females of the species). It can reach a weight up to 20 pounds.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Harpy-eagle (1074 words)

	Harpy Eagle
		Harpy Eagles feed primarily on animals that live in the trees, like sloths, monkeys, opossums, and some reptiles and birds.
		Harpy Eagles are highly maneuverable fliers and strike their prey after a rapid pursuit through the trees.
		Harpy Eagles are considered to be one of the world’s largest and most powerful eagles.
	www.peregrinefund.org /explore%5Fraptors/eagles/harpyeag.html (307 words)

	Eagle at exZOOberance!
		Eagle, common name for a number of diurnal birds of prey, some of which are the largest members of their family which also includes kites, hawks, buzzards, and certain vultures.
		It is a flish eagle with a wedge-shaped white tail and (in adults) a large patch of white on the shoulders.
		The harpy eagle is classified as Harpia harpyja, the Philippine or monkey-eating eagle as Pithecophaga jefferyi, and the bateleur as Terathopius ecaudatus.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/eagle/eagle.htm (1328 words)

	Bald Eagle Facts and Information
		America's eagles are the Bald Eagle, which is a fish eagle, and the Golden Eagle, which is a booted eagle.
		Young (immature) Bald Eagles are dark brown in color when they fledge the nest at about 12 weeks of age, and the head and tail feathers turn predominantly white in their fourth or fifth year.
		The Bateleur is a large, handsome jet fl eagle with white under the wings, rufous tail and back, gray on the shoulders, bright crimson face and legs, and a fl beak.
	www.eagles.org /all.html (600 words)

	eagle on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Eagles are similar to the buteos, or buzzard hawks, but are larger both in length and in wingspread (up to 7 1/2 ft/228 cm) and have beaks nearly as long as their heads.
		The gray and Steller's sea eagles (also in the genus Haliaetus) are native to colder areas of the Northern Hemisphere; the king or imperial eagle to S Europe and Asia; and the rare monkey-eating eagle to the Philippines.
		The eagle was the emblem of one of the Ptolemies of Egypt and was borne on the standards of the Roman armies and of Napoleon's troops.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/e1/eagle.asp (1037 words)

	Harpy Eagle - Harpia harpyja
		The harpy eagle is one of the world's largest and most powerful of the fifty species of eagles.
		Harpy eagles are carnivores and duirnal, or daytime hunters.
		With such a low density of harpy eagles and their low rate of reproduction, even the smallest pressure on their hunting abilities eliminates them from an area.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /harpy_eagle.htm (709 words)

	Earth's Birthday Project \| Rainforest Exploration \| Harpy Eagle
		Harpies' strong legs are as thick as human wrists; their feet are big as bear paws, tipped with huge, curved talons.
		Harpy eagles prey on animals that live in trees and on the ground: monkeys, sloths, porcupines, kinkajous, agoutis, anteaters, iguanas, snakes, and parrots.
		Harpies are mostly silent except for a few soft croaking sounds and calls to their mates.
	www.earthsbirthday.org /explore/kids/factsharpyeagle.htm (294 words)

	American Bald Eagle Information
		The bald eagle is a sea or fish eagle.
		The Bald Eagle Protection Act prohibits the take, transport, sale, barter, trade, import and export, and possession of eagles, making it illegal for anyone to collect eagles and eagle parts, nests, or eggs without a permit.
		Possession of a feather or other body parts of a bald eagle is a felony with a fine of up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment, although federally recognized Native Americans are able to possess these emblems which are traditional in their culture.
	www.baldeagleinfo.com (520 words)

	Harpy Eagle - baldeagleinfo.com
		Harpy eagles are the largest and most powerful birds in the world.
		Harpy eagles will not abandon their nest or young as other eagles sometimes do.
		Depletion of the rain forests is a constant threat to the harpy eagle.
	www.baldeagleinfo.com /harpy.html (284 words)

	Harpy Eagle Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The Harpy Eagle is one of the largest eagles and most powerful birds of prey in the world.
		On average, female harpies weigh 14-18 pounds (7-9 kg), and male harpies weigh 10-16 pounds (5-8 kg).
		Harpies eat sloths, monkeys, opossums, large reptiles (like iguanas), large rodents, and other birds.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/birds/printouts/Harpyeagle.shtml (299 words)

	Panamatours Magazine aguila
		The Harpy Eagle, Panama’s National Bird, was named after the predatory monster half woman, half bird of the Greek mythology by the early explorers of America.
		The Harpy Eagle habitat is under constant destruction by development, logging and agricultural pioneering.Among the most common preys of this eagle are the howler monkeys, spider monkeys, sloths, iguanas and macaws.
		The Harpy Eagle domains a huge extension of land as its hunting area and it is very aggressive with trespassers.
	www.panamatours.com /Magazine/magazaguila.htm (427 words)

	Harpia harpyja (Harpy Eagle): Narrative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Harpies are tremendously successful predators with talons longer than those of a grizzly bear.
		Harpies hunt at least nineteen species of animals, sixteen of which are arboreal.
		Because of the harpy eagles' size and ferocity, early explorers in Central America named these eagles after the monstrous half woman, half bird predators of Greek classical mythology.
	www.edjameson.com /Research/Endangered%20Animals/pages/harpy1.htm (449 words)

	Ohio - A Magnificent Raptor Returns to the Forest of Belize
		Harpy eagle: once the undisputed king of the tropical forest.
		With seven feet of wingspan and talons that stretch 5 inches across, the harpy eagle is one of the world’s most powerful raptors.
		The harpy eagle restoration project is primarily an effort of the Peregrine Fund, a U.S.-based raptor conservation group that has successfully reintroduced the harpy to Panama.
	nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/ohio/help/art13862.html (626 words)

	Biodiversity in Belize - Harpy Eagle
		A. The Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja, is considered to be the world’s most powerful raptor (Brown 1968), and their range formerly extended from southern Mexico to northern Argentina (Wetmore 1965).
		The Harpy Eagle is said to indicate an intact ecosystem (Albuquerque 1995), as top predators are often among the first species to disappear when pristine habitat undergoes human alteration or fragmentation (Noss 1994, Terborgh 1997).
		It appears that the hunting instinct in the Harpy Eagle is imperative, innate and strong.
	biological-diversity.info /harpy_eagle_3.htm (1455 words)

	harpy eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Facts: The Harpy eagle is the one of the largest eagles in the world.
		The female Harpy eagle is much larger than the male, they weigh roughly 50% more.
		The Harpy eagle's eyesight is excellent and used for spotting prey.
	www.smdj.freeserve.co.uk /pages/birds/harpyeagle.htm (144 words)

	Giant Raptors Ecuador Galapagos birds ecuador birding harpy eagle condor
		A forest that still has Harpies is a special place, certain still to have all its other exotic residents: macaws, curassows, peccaries, big cats… A walk in such a forest is exciting, animated by the possibility of a Harpy appearing out of nowhere at any moment.
		Unlike the Harpy and Crested Eagle, this eagle soars regularly and often crosses valleys in conspicuous straight flights, so it is probably the easiest to see of Ecuador's great eagles.
		Their similarity to hawks and eagles turns out to be superficial, a convergence caused by the common demands of soaring and of tearing meat (living or dead).
	www.ecuadorexplorer.com /html/giant_raptors.html (2761 words)

	Iwokrama Forest \| Harpy Eagle
		The Harpy Eagle is the largest eagle in the Americas and one of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world.
		Female Harpies are often twice as large as males and can grow up to 1 metre (3.3 ft.) tall, have wingspans up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft.), and may weigh 9 kilos (20 lbs.).
		Harpy Eagles live in scattered virgin forests, far from human habitation, through much of Central and South America.
	www.iwokrama.org /forest/animals/harpyeagle.htm (675 words)

	definition of eagle
		The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight.
		The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik / imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia).
		The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices.
	www.brainydictionary.com /words/ea/eagle157968.html (196 words)

	Harpy Eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The harpy eagle is a very pretty bird.
		The harpy eagle is also the strongest eagle in South America's rain forest.
		The harpy eagle builds its nest on top of a very tall tree.
	www.edjameson.com /Research/Endangered%20Animals/pages/harpy3.htm (117 words)

	Biodiversity in Belize - Harpy Eagle
		Wether the Harpy Eagle maintains a breeding popuplation in Belize remains undecided but on 5 February 2000, Rick Taylor found a Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja, perched along the road about 2 miles north of Caracol in the Maya Mountains of western Belize, the first authenticated record for the country since 1958.
		Despite painstaking efforts, however, such as building special facilities for the Harpy Eagles in an attempt to mimic some of the conditions of this species' natural habitat, few chicks survived to hatching age.
		In order to keep these birds as wild as possible and to prevent them from becoming accustomed to humans, all their food is placed at night, under the cover of darkness, while the birds are roosting away from the feeding area.
	biological-diversity.info /harpy_eagle.htm (724 words)

	Harpy eagle
		The Harpy eagle is a big bird of prey (length of 86 cm) with a double crest.
		With the Phillipine Monkey-eating eagle it is thought to be the strongest eagle of the world, both with enormous claws, suited to pull apes out of a tree.
		I only once saw a Harpy Eagle during seven years stay in Suriname, I suppose it is quite rare here (and it is an expert in hiding).
	www1.nhl.nl /~ribot/english/haha_ng.htm (472 words)

	The Harpy Eagle
		The Harpy Eagle is the largest eagle in the world and lives up to its name the "flying wolf".
		With limited distribution and now on the endangered list the eagle still has a refuge in the deep south of Guyana.
		Inhabiting tall trees in thick rainforest it is often difficult to view the bird, however Amerindian communities are now locating nesting sites and protecting the eagle so that serious bird watchers and lovers of nature may experience the joy of a close sighting.
	www.wilderness-explorers.com /harpy.htm (311 words)

	Harpy Eagle: WhoZoo
		The natural habitat of the Harpy Eagle is that of forests, staying close
		The backside of the Harpy Eagle is covered with slate fl feathers, and the underside is covered with white.
		The Harpy Eagle is one of the largest of the fifty species of eagles.
	www.whozoo.org /Anlife99/coreybow/harpyeagle3.html (373 words)

	Wonders of Guyana * Kaieteur Falls, Harpy Eagle, Le Meridien Pegasus, 1763 Monument
		From the St. George's Cathedral to the Harpy Eagle to the Arapaima fish to the Demerara Bridge, there are certainly much to explore in the country.
		The Harpy Eagle is the largest bird of prey in the world with a wing-span of 7 feet and weighs up to 20 pounds.
		The eagle is native to Guyana and is currently on the endangered species list.
	visitgt.com /wonders (833 words)

	Harpy
		The Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja must be high on everyone's list of "most wanted birds in the world." It certainly was on the first such list that I made back in 1975, and it took me seven major trips into its forested Neotropical habitat to finally succeed.
		The eagle was much more interested in getting back down to the deer than it had concern for us.
		The story is now told of the two gringos who watched a Harpy grab a deer right in front of their vehicle -- right on the main road -- and carry it off to the nest....
	montereybay.com /creagrus/harpy.html (1196 words)

	Harpy Eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Harpy Eagle is an endangered species because of its decline in Panama.
		The Harpy Eagle became very scarce and there are few registries in Veracruz, Chiapas and Campeche.
		The Harpy Eagle is fl or brown on the top and white on the bottom.
	209.52.189.2 /article.cfm/birding/36147 (462 words)

	Harpy Eagle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		is one of the largest of the fifty species of eagles.
		It can grow to be as large as 36 to 40 inches in length (this mainly is seen in the females of the species).
		The Harpy is relatively half the length of an average-sized human, and it is this size that makes them formidable hunters.
	erwinonline.net /photography/harpy.htm (94 words)

	Ancient DNA Helps Solve The Legend Of Giant Eagles
		Hamilton, ON - Gigantic eagles swooping from the skies to rescue Frodo and Sam in the Lord of the Rings may not be just the stuff of legends and fairytales, according to research published in the journal PloS Biology.
		It means that an eagle arrived in New Zealand and increased in weight by 10 to15 times over this period, which is very fast in evolutionary terms.
		At the top of the food chain was the Haast's Eagle, the only eagle known to have been the top predator in a major terrestrial ecosystem.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/01/050111093910.htm (620 words)

	Harpy Eagle
		A natural predator, harpy eagles attack with either two feet of tearing claws and a shearing bite or powerful blows from their wings.
		Although they will eat any animal they can catch, harpy eagles are named for their preference in food; they much prefer harpies over any other prey.
		This might explain why they have absolutely no sense of smell, and their nests usually smell bad enough to drive any egg-thief away long before the eggs are at risk.
	www.myrealms.net /mystical/animals/harpyeagle.shtml (235 words)

	USAID: Latin America and the Caribbean - Panama: Efforts to save the Harpy Eagle
		Panama’s mighty national bird -- the Harpy Eagle -- weighs up to 20 pounds, has a seven foot wing span, and is armed with talons as large as grizzly bear claws.
		Through the Peregrine Fund, USAID helps to breed the eagle in captivity until they reach a level of independence, at which time the Harpy Eagles are relocated to remote areas of Panama where suitable forest habitat still exists.
		Moh added that activities to protect the Harpy Eagle contribute to the conservation of Panama’s rich natural resources through the protection of natural habitats for endangered species in critical watersheds, including the economically and biodiversity important Panama Canal Watershed.
	www.usaid.gov /locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/panama/panama_eagle.html (492 words)

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