And in this corner hailing from high atop the jungles of Panama….
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According to a study conduct at the Field Museum in Chicago, several species of raptors were measured and the Panamanian Champ the Harpy Eagle, only placed tops on 1 out of the 7 measurements and that was for talon size. Other studies have placed the Harpy Eagle as the largest due to it’s bulk compared to the Philippine Eagles (the top eagle on 5 out of the 7 measurements), however when compared to the Steller’s Sea Eagle that breeds on the Russian Kamchatka peninsula which has been recorded at weighing in at 28 pounds – the Harpy once again places second.
Philippine v. Harpy in Field Museum study:
Total Length (from tip of bill to tip of longest tail feather):
1. Philippine Eagle (average) = 1021 mm or 1.021 meter
2. Panama Champ/Harpy Eagle (average) = 900.75 mm or 0.90075 meter
3. Golden Eagle (single) = 884 mm
4. Kenyan Eagle (single) = 855 mm
5. American Bald Eagle (single) = 829 mm
Bill Gape
1. Philippine Eagle = 73.66 mm
2. American Bald Eagle = 71 mm
3. Panama Champ/Harpy Eagle = 64.75 mm
4. Golden Eagle = 60 mm
5. Kenyan Eagle = 55 mm
Bill Culmen
1. Philippine Eagle = 72.33 mm
2. Panama Champ/Harpy Eagle = 51 mm
3. American Bald Eagle = 50 mm
4. Golden Eagle = 45 mm
5. Kenyan Eagle = 45 mm
Bill Height
1. Philippine Eagle = 50.66 mm
2. Panama Champ/Harpy Eagle = 36 mm
3. American Bald Eagle = 33 mm
4. Kenyan Eagle = 33 mm
5. Golden Eagle = 27 mm
Tarsus (Foot length)
1. Philippine Eagle = 145 mm
2. Panama Champ/Harpy Eagle = 121.25 mm
3. Kenyan Eagle = 115 mm
4. Golden Eagle = 110 mm
5. American Bald Eagle = 95 mm
Talon (Hind toe claw)
1. Panama Champ/Harpy Eagle = 64.75 mm (yeah we’re number one!)
2. Kenyan Eagle = 62 mm
3. Philippine Eagle = 55.66 mm
4. Golden Eagle = 55 mm
5. American Bald Eagle = 39 mm
Wing Chord (from bend or shoulder to tip of longest primary feather)
1. Golden Eagle = 654 mm
2. Philippine Eagle = 608.66 mm
3. American Bald Eagle = 570 mm
4. Kenyan Eagle = 545 mm
5. Panama Champ/Harpy Eagle = 544.75 mm
Sorry Champ, you aren’t the largest Eagle, but I still wouldn’t want to mess with you!
Written by - A Panama Guide
Tags: harpy eagle, jungle, Nature