A photo of a harpy eagle has gone viral because it makes people who see it dumbfounded. The reason is that the harpy eagle has a large size, almost as big as the average human.
One of the interesting facts about the largest eagle in the world, there are two types of harpy eagles, namely The American and The Papuan in Papua. The difference is in the hair on the head. The Papuan has a wider coat than The American.
The Papuan eagle, which has the Latin name Harpyopsis novaeguineae, is a large bird of prey. It is also known by several other names, including the Papuan harpy eagle, Papuan eagle, New Guinea eagle, New Guinea harpy eagle, or the kapul eagle.
Based on the explanation on the Bird Life International page, as seen Monday (4/7/2022) this animal is an endemic species to Papua, and sometimes it can be found in almost every part of the island, from the Indonesian peninsula of Papua in the west to all of Papua New Guinea in the east. .
The main native habitat inhabited by the Papuan eagle is the undisturbed tropical rainforest. However, they will also make use of monsoon forest and dry forest.
The Papuan eagle is a very large raptor. Females are slightly larger than males, with a size difference of up to 34%. Their total length ranges from 75 to 90 cm. Its wingspan is relatively short but wide, at 121 to 157 cm, while its body mass is 1.6 to 2.4 kg on average. Thus the Papuan harpy eagle is not as big as its giant brother from Latin America, the Harpia harpyja.
The Papuan eagle is a species that is quite little known among the large eagles. Some studies suggest that they nest in large forest trees, perhaps every two years.
This fauna may be rare in nature. But beyond that, the Papuan eagle is also threatened with habitat destruction by deforestation and hunting. Due to its small and declining population, this species has been classified as a vulnerable fauna by the IUCN.