Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.
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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
African Cuckoo-hawk
นกอินทรีฮาร์ปี
เสียงร้อง
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
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Geographic Range & Migration
African Cuckoo-hawk
นกอินทรีฮาร์ปี
Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.
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Conservation Status Comparison
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สถานะการอนุรักษ์
Least Concern
African Cuckoo-hawk
Vulnerable
นกอินทรีฮาร์ปี
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
African Cuckoo-hawk
นกอินทรีฮาร์ปี
ขนนก
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.
ปาก
Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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The African Cuckoo-hawk weighs about 261g and inhabits sub-Saharan African forests. Despite its hawk shape, it feeds mainly on insects, lizards, and chameleons.
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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