harpy eagle

Largest of the eagles, genus Harpia harpyja, subfamily Accipitrinae, comprising true hawks, buzzards, and eagles, of the order Falconiformes. It is about 1m/3.3 ft long and has an enormous hooked beak and powerful talons, with which it catches monkeys, sloths, fawns, and macaws. It has a white head, breast, and belly, save for one dark pectoral band, a black tail barred with grey, a black back, and grey dusky wings. The face is owl-like, and the head crested. It inhabits the tropical regions of South and Central America from Mexico to Brazil.