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Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
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Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
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 (02-13-2021, 11:22 AM)peter Wrote: EPAIVA PETER You are very lucky to see a wild Harpy eagle in the wild, the most powerful bird of prey in the world, hope some day I can see a wild one here in Venezuela. I dont know if they are conducting studies en Surinam. They are protected in Venezuela, the bad thing about it is that they are very far from where I am, they are about 14 hours by car from Caracas in Estado Bolivar, the name of the site is Imataca where they have been conducting a research for more than 25 years, Director of Harpy Eagle Conservation Program in Venezuela, Fundacion Esfera @fundacion_esfera is Dr. Pilar Alexander Blanco Marquez he is the number one expert in Harpy Eagles and a very good person, I sent him measurements and pictures of the two females found in the Museum, Museo de Historia Natural La Salle. I am planning to go to other museums here in Caracas to take measurements of other Harpy Eagles.
Picture of huge female and male in Imataca, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. The difference in size is incredible in favor of females. Males normally weight from 4,5 to 5 kilograms and females from 8 to 9,5 kilograms, he captured and weighted a huge female that weighed 11 kilograms.
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Harpy Eagles in Imataca, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
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 (02-16-2021, 05:20 AM)epaiva Wrote: Picture of huge female and male in Imataca, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. The difference in size is incredible in favor of females. Males normally weight from 4,5 to 5 kilograms and females from 8 to 9,5 kilograms, he captured and weighted a huge female that weighed 11 kilograms. A bird of prey hunting in difficult conditions (dense forests) exceeding 10 kg in weight? That's about twice the size of a, large, female golden eagle. Almost prehistoric. You told us Dr. Alexander Blanco has studied harpy eagles for about a quarter of a century (...). Very impressive indeed. Unheard of these days. He must know a lot about these eagles. As much as Packer knows about lions. We know about Packer, who can turn into a lion at will, but one of the great harpy specialists is all but unknown over here. Could you tell us a bit more about Dr. Pilar Alexander Blanco Marquez and the things he discovered in the past 25 years? We're very interested.   *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Beautiful Harpy Eagle
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Harpy AKA Royal Hawk gets back to the wild in South Bahia (Northeast Brazil)
https://agazetabahia.com/noticias/geral/...1-12-2014/ After 28 months of rehab the harpy eagle that was in RPPN Estação Veracel was successfully returned to nature. ''The site chosen by the researchers was an Atlantic Forest area of the Pau Brasil National Park (PARNA-PAU BRASIL) and the whole process was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists that make up the Harpy Eagle Project in the Atlantic Forest which aims to protect this endangered species in southern Bahia. Measuring a height of 93 cm, 6.7 kg and a wingspan of 2.03 meters (the length from one end of its wing open to the other), these measures were considered ideal by researchers, the bird of prey was released early in the morning and did not take long to feel at home. First it flew to a branch just in front of the structure in which it was transported to the release site and then it flew towards the woods. "Over the next 15 days she will be monitored in the field so that we can follow her adaptation to her new habitat. This procedure is considered standard and helps us understand its adaptability" explains the coordinator of the National Program for the Conservation of the Harpy Eagle, Dr. Tânia Sanaiotti. After this phase the bird will be monitored weekly by telemetry (VHF radio) and by the points detected by GPS signal for the next three years. In addition to all the work done during the rehabilitation of the bird, the researchers evaluated the existing forests in the region to ensure that the bird would find the necessary conditions for its survival. As this is the third harpy eagle returned to the Atlantic Forest by the project, the location of the other two was also taken into consideration when choosing the site, preventing possible conflicts over territory. The coordinator of Veracel Station RPPN, Virgínia Camargos, mentions the importance of this initiative. "Veracel understands that respect for and protection of the environment is intrinsic to its business. And being able to take care of, rehabilitate and return to nature a bird that is at the top of the food chain and try to ensure environmental balance in natural areas by conserving the existing forests in our region means that we are following the right path" concludes the Veracel Station RPPN manager. '' Royal Hawk released with height of 93 cm, weighing 6.7 kg and had a wingspan of 2.03 meters.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Measuring the claws of Female Harpy Eagle in Museum William H. Phelps in Caracas, Venezuela. It has been in the Museum since March 1944
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Royal Hawk reintroduced in the Pau Brasil National Park has reached a wingspan of 2.1 meters.
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Incredible huge powerful claws
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