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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Buse à queue blanche	harpie féroce
Nom scientifique	Geranoaetus albicaudatus	Harpia harpyja
Ordre	Accipitriformes	Accipitriformes
Famille	Accipitridae	Accipitridae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Vulnerable
Longueur	—	100,0 cm (39.4 in)
Envergure	85,4 cm (33.6 in)	200,0 cm (78.7 in)
Poids	975,3333333333334 g (34.40 oz)	7500,0 g (264.55 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
Taille de la couvée	1-4	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Buse à queue blanche —

harpie féroce 100,0 cm

Envergure

Buse à queue blanche 85,4 cm

harpie féroce 200,0 cm

Poids

Buse à queue blanche 975,3333333333334 g

harpie féroce 7500,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Buse à queue blanche only

🌾 Grassland

harpie féroce only

🌲 Forest

harpie féroce

Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.

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Song & Call Comparison

Buse à queue blanche

harpie féroce

Chant

Rarely heard; emits mournful whistled screams 'wheee-oo' and low croaking grunts near the nest. Vocalizations poorly documented given its remote Amazonian habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Buse à queue blanche

harpie féroce

Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Buse à queue blanche

Vulnerable

harpie féroce

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How to Tell Them Apart

Buse à queue blanche

harpie féroce

Plumage

Slate-black upperparts and head with a pale grey breast and white underparts with black barring. A distinctive split grey crest rises when the bird is alarmed.

Bec

Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle

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About These Birds

Buse à queue blanche

harpie féroce

The harpy eagle is among the most powerful raptors in the world, with talons as large as a grizzly bear's claws. It is the national bird of Panama. Deforestation poses the greatest threat to this species, as each breeding pair requires a vast territory of undisturbed forest.

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