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Crested Eagle

Morphnus guianensis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Panama.January 5, February 9, March 5, April 2, May 4, June 4, July 4, August 2, September 3, October 1, November 0, December 0.
Panama39
Provincia de Darién33
Brazil23
Mato Grosso16
Peru12
Ecuador9
Colombia7
Madre de Dios6
Loreto5
Comarca Emberá-Wounaan5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusMorphnus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Crested Eagle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.