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The Steller's sea eagle The Steller's sea eagle is one of the largest birds of prey. The eagle is often called the worlds most magnificent bird of prey. The eagle is some times known as the Stellers sea eagle or the white-shouldered eagle. In the wild, the eagle can live up to 20-25 years. The mature eagle has dark brown to black  plumage, with strongly contrasting white  on the lesser and median upper wing coverts, underwing coverts, thighs, under tail coverts and tail. They have a diamond-shaped whitetail. The eagle's eyes, bill, and the feet are yellow. The young Steller's sea eagle has a dark brownish iris, whitish legs, blackish brown beak and there plumage is largely a uniform dark sooty-brown with occasional grey-brown streaking above the head and the neck. The females can grow upto 6-9 kg and the males can grow up to 5-7 kg. The length of the eagle is 85 to 105 cm and the wingspan is 1.95 to 2.5 meters. The eagle mainly feeds on fish like salmon an...

The Harpy eagle The Harpy eagle is also called the Amazon Harpy eagle or the Royal-Hawk. It is the largest and most powerful eagle found in the rain forest. The eagle can live up to 25 to 35 years. The upper half of the harpy eagle's body is covered with slate-black feathers while the underside is mostly white. A broad black band across the upper breast separates the grey head from the white belly. The head is pale grey and is crowned with a double crest. The upper half of the tale is black with three grey bands and the underside of it is black with three white bands. The core and the bill are black and the tarsi and the toes are yellow. A female harpy can weigh up to 6 - 9 kg and the males can weigh up to 4 - 4.8kg. The harpy eagle is 86.5-107 cm in total length and has a wingspan of 176-224 cm. The harpy eagle feeds on monkeys, sloths and other mammals. The eagle also may attack bird species like parrots. It is found in Mexico throughout Central America and into S...

The Philippine eagle The Philippine eagle is one of the largest and rarest birds of prey. A critically endangered species, fewer than 900 adults remain on just 4 Philippine islands. The Philippine eagle is 86-102 cm in total length and has a wingspan of  184-220 cm.  The Philippine eagles have long brown feathers that form a shaggy mane like a crest. The eagle has a brown face and a creamy-brown nape and crown. Its back is dark brown, the underside of its wings are  white. The legs are yellow with large, powerful and dark claws. The large, high-arched beak is bluish-gray. The eyes of the eagle are blue-grey in coloration. The Philippine eagle is also the longest eagle in extent. The males are 10% smaller than the females. The eagle's weight is 4.7-8.0 kg.  The Philippine eagle eats snakes, birds, and mammals such as flying lemurs and monkeys. Prey specimens found from the eagle's nest ranged in size from a small bat 10 g to a Philippine Deer 14 kg....