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An Ornate Hawk-Eagle gripping a bare branch with yellow talons, leaning forward, barred breast and rufous neck against a pale sky — I’d like this photo Ask about this bird

An Ornate Hawk-Eagle perched on a bare branch, crest raised — I’d like this photo Ask about this bird

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Species

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Águila Elegante

Spizaetus ornatus

Family: Accipitridae
Conservation status (IUCN): Near Threatened

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01Field notes

Hunts inside mature forest canopy. It needs large unbroken tracts, which makes it one of the first raptors to disappear when forest is opened up.

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