Artist Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745–1811)
Description
Thrasaëtus harpyia
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Temminck pl. col. 14
Old Latin name Thrasaëtus harpyia
New Latin name Harpia harpyja
Common name Nederlands: Harpij
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The harpy eagle or American harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a neotropical species of eagle. It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the Americas, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world. It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer.