Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Morphnus (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Crested Eagle
Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) Male Near Threatened
Darien, Panama
  Uncommon dark morph. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Crested Eagle
Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) Juvenile Near Threatened
  Showing the almost white coloring most common for this species. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
As large as the Harpy Eagle, and with much range overlap, but much thinner.

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Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba