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The New Guinea eagle is a fairly large eagle and very large raptor. Though the sexes are similar, the female is slightly larger than the male, with a range up to a 34% size difference. In total length, adults range from 75 to 90 cm (30 to 35 in). The relatively short but broad wingspan, as expected in forest-dwelling raptors, is 121 to 157 cm (4 ft 0 in to 5 ft 2 in). The body mass widely reported is relatively light for so large a raptor at 1.6 to 2.4 kg (3.5 to 5.3 lb). This may be due in no small part to its extremely long tail, which measures 384 to 394 mm (15.1 to 15. Voice: The call of the Papuan eagle is a startlingly loud uumpph or okh, suggesting a very loud hiccup or taut bowstring. Their call is said to carry quite well through the forest. The main call is occasionally followed by a somewhat chicken-like but more loud and powerful buk-buk-buk. Also, a deep resonant bungh-bungh may be uttered at 2-3 second intervals.
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When to see the Papuan Eagle
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Papuan Eagle
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Papuan Eagle
The Papuan eagle is a large bird of prey. It is also known by several other names, including Papuan harpy eagle, New Guinea eagle, New Guinea harpy eagle, or kapul eagle, the latter name from the local name for a usually arboreal marsupial that the eagle is known to regularly hunt. This is an endemic species to New Guinea, and it can occasionally be found throughout the island. This is a forest-dwelling species, usually occurring in mature rainforest. The Papuan eagle is a fairly little-known species for a large eagle; however, it is known to prey on a wide range of prey, probably by and large mammals and birds from small to quite large sizes.
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Easily confused with
White-collared KiteLeptodon forbesiThe white-collared kite is about 50 cm (20 in) long and weighs 550 to 580 g (1.2 to 1.3 lb).
Barred Honey BuzzardPernis celebensisThe barred honey buzzard or Sulawesi honey buzzard is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
Sanford's Sea EagleIcthyophaga sanfordiIt can reach a length of 70–90 cm (28–35 in) and a weight between 1.1 and 2.7 kg (2.4 and 6.0 lb).
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