<P> The harpy eagle ( Harpia harpyja ) is a neotropical species of eagle . It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle , which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle . It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the rainforest , and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world . It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper ( emergent ) canopy layer . Destruction of its natural habitat has caused it to vanish from many parts of its former range , and it is nearly extirpated in Central America . In Brazil , the harpy eagle is also known as royal - hawk ( in Portuguese : gavião - real ) . </P>
<P> The harpy eagle ( Harpia harpyja ) is a neotropical species of eagle . It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle , which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle . It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the rainforest , and among the largest extant species of eagles in the world . It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper ( emergent ) canopy layer . Destruction of its natural habitat has caused it to vanish from many parts of its former range , and it is nearly extirpated in Central America . In Brazil , the harpy eagle is also known as royal - hawk ( in Portuguese : gavião - real ) . </P>
where does the harpy eagle live in the rainforest
where does the harpy eagle live in the rainforest
tropical lowland rainforests in the upper ( emergent ) canopy layer
tropical lowland rainforests in the upper ( emergent ) canopy layer