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Crowned eagle

Urubitinga (=Harpyhaliaetus) coronatus

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-21.1915, -45.0625

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Description:

Height: 85 cm
Wingspan: 2m
Weight: 3kg

Habitat:

Brazilian savanna (Cerrado).

Notes:

This is one of the most endangered brazilian raptors. In the photo, the Eagle is attacked by two white-tailed hawks (Geranoaetus=Buteo albicaudatus), one of them is a melanic individual.

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