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A harpia (Harpia harpyja) a mais pesada e uma das maiores aves de rapina do mundo, com envergadura de 2 metros e peso de ate 10 quilogramas. Eh tambem conhecida como gaviao-real, aguia-real ou uiracu-verdadeiro. A especie habita o Mexico, America Central, Brasil, Argentina e Colombia. Ambos os sexos tem uma crista de penas largas que levantam quando ouvem algum ruido. Como as corujas, elas tem um disco facial de penas menores que pode focar ondas sonoras para melhorar suas capacidades auditivas...The American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a neotropical eagle, often simply called the Harpy Eagle. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Vultur harpyja. It is the only member of the genus Harpia. It is the largest and most powerful eagle found in the Americas, usually inhabiting tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer. Its name references the harpies from Ancient Greek mythology. These were wind spirits that took the dead to Hades, and were said to have a body like an eagle and the face of a human.

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A harpia (Harpia harpyja) a mais pesada e uma das maiores aves de rapina do mundo, com envergadura de 2 metros e peso de ate 10 quilogramas. Eh tambem conhecida como gaviao-real, aguia-real ou uiracu-verdadeiro. A especie habita o Mexico, America Central, Brasil, Argentina e Colombia. Ambos os sexos tem uma crista de penas largas que levantam quando ouvem algum ruido. Como as corujas, elas tem um disco facial de penas menores que pode focar ondas sonoras para melhorar suas capacidades auditivas...The American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a neotropical eagle, often simply called the Harpy Eagle. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Vultur harpyja. It is the only member of the genus Harpia. It is the largest and most powerful eagle found in the Americas, usually inhabiting tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer. Its name references the harpies from Ancient Greek mythology. These were wind spirits that took the dead to Hades, and were said to have a body like an eagle and the face of a human.