Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Crested Eagle

Morphnus guianensis

The Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) is a 1.8 kg forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

1.8 kg

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

17

Photo: (c) Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist