Harpy eagle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the harpy eagle lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Harpia harpyja
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	4.4 kg (male organism, adult weight); 7.5 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the harpy eagle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the harpy eagle in 12 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Curuçá.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a harpy eagle?

Wikidata records the following for the harpy eagle: mass 4.4 kg (male organism, adult weight); 7.5 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the harpy eagle endangered?

The harpy eagle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the harpy eagle?

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Harpia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the harpy eagle

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a large neotropical species of eagle. It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle. It is the largest bird of prey throughout its range, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world. It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer. Destruction of its natural habitat has caused it to vanish from many parts of its former range, and it is nearly extirpated from much of Central America. It is the only member of the genus Harpia, which, together with Harpyopsis, Macheiramphus and Morphnus, forms the subfamily Harpiinae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Harpy eagle (revision 1380683562), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q53745 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).