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Also Known As Harpia harpyja • American harpy eagle • great harpy eagle

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Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Feet shapes of some falconiform birdsThe moderately powerful foot of a lammergeier (Gypaetus); the fish-gripping foot of an osprey (Pandion), with reversible outer toe and rough spicules on the soles; the extremely powerful foot of a harpy eagle (Harpia); the generalized raptorial foot of a buzzard (Buteo); the weak foot of a New World vulture (Cathartes); the foot of a short-toed eagle (Circaetus), for gripping snakes; the foot of a bird-catching goshawk (Accipiter), with long toes and talons; and the foot of a secretary bird (Sagittarius), adapted for walking.
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