Harpy Eagle

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harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja).

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)

Periodical

Title:: Le magasin pittoresque, vol. 8
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Paris: Édouard Charton, 1840

Description:

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It can be found from southern Mexico to Brazil and it is the largest raptor on the American continent. It is a powerful hunter that typically feeds on sloths, monkeys, opossums, or reptiles such as iguanas. The harpy eagle is thought to live between 25 and 35 years in the wild.

The caption reads in the original French: La grande harpie, Harpya destructor.

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