American Harpy Eagle

• The heaviest bird of prey,with the largest feet and talons of any eagle
• Strong enough to snatch adult monkeys and sloths from the treetops in midflight
• Pairs mate for life and raise a single chick once every three years
• Its blend of brute force and ultra-sharp reflexes makes it one of the top rainforest predators

Thinly distributedfrom the southern tip of Costa Rica through the Amazon Basin to northern Argentina; has vanished from many former haunts and is now classed as endangered.