Harpy Eagle
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Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
1 Verified records at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is a large neotropical species of eagle. It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle. It is the largest bird of prey throughout its range, and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world. It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent) canopy layer. Destruction of its natural habitat has caused it to vanish from many parts of its former range, and it is nearly extirpated from much of Central America. It is the only member of the genus Harpia, which, together with Harpyopsis, Macheiramphus and Morphnus, forms the subfamily Harpiinae. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

Roadside Hawk
LC

Roadside Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rupornis magnirostris

30–40% · Possible
Broad-winged Hawk
LC

Broad-winged Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo platypterus

10–20% · With luck
Common Black-Hawk
LC

Common Black-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus anthracinus

10–20% · With luck
American Swallow-tailed Kite
LC

American Swallow-tailed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanoides forficatus

10–20% · With luck
Red-tailed Hawk
LC Endemic

Red-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo jamaicensis

5–10% · With luck
Short-tailed Hawk
LC

Short-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo brachyurus

5–10% · With luck
Double-toothed Kite
LC

Double-toothed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Harpagus bidentatus

5–10% · Rare
Swainson's Hawk
LC

Swainson's Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo swainsoni

<5% · Rare
White-tailed Kite
LC

White-tailed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus leucurus

<5% · Rare
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
NT

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spizaetus ornatus

<5% · Rare
Plumbeous Kite
LC

Plumbeous Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ictinia plumbea

<5% · Rare
White Hawk
LC

White Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucopternis albicollis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Harpy Eagle at La Amistad International Park (Panama) — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
6 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
10 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
14 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
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