The world’s largest eagle species originating from tropical America can make anyone who looks at it stunned because of its huge size and strange appearance.

The Harpy Eagle at first glance looks like a person in a costume

When seeing this bird for the first time, many people easily mistake it for a person dressed as an eagle because of its large size.

However, the Harpy eagle is the world’s largest eagle species originating from tropical America.

The Harpy Eagle is a notorious predator with giant claws like those of the grizzly bear.

This incredibly powerful raptor is about the size of a human and has claws as big as those of a grizzly bear.

When mature, the Harpy eagle is about 1 meter tall, with a wingspan of 1.76 to 2.24 meters. Their bodies are massive but their weight is only about 6-9 kg for females and 4-4.8 kg for males. In captivity, it can weigh up to 12.3 kg.

The Harpy Eagle has a crown-shaped crown of feathers on its head

Harpy Eagles have a black back, white belly and most especially, they have feathers on their head shaped like an extremely interesting crown.

Contrary to its humorous appearance, Harpy is a notorious predator in the sky. They eat large prey such as monkeys, sloths, snakes and lizards.

Harpy eagles often hunt large prey such as monkeys and lizards

The giant Harpy Eagle has a long wingspan and sharp claws to take down giant sloths

However, currently the number of Harpy eagles is decreasing throughout the Americas as their habitat is increasingly shrinking. Meanwhile, raising and raising children of this livestock species also faces many difficulties. A pair of eagles mate, give birth and raise young every 2-3 years.

Last year, social networks were buzzing with the image of a man sitting next to a giant Harpy eagle. Netizens erupted in heated debate because it was not clear whether this was a bird or a person in disguise. Finally, the truth was revealed about the giant bird that surprised many people.