The harpy eagle is a neotropical species of eagle. It is also called the American harpy eagle or Brazilian harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or Papuan harpy eagle.

Can a harpy eagle eat a human?

Harpy eagle

Their talons are longer than a grizzly bear's claws (over five inches), and its grasp could puncture a human skull with some degree of ease. They feed mostly on monkeys and sloths, carting off animals of 20 pounds and more.

What is special about a harpy eagle?

Harpy eagles possess the largest talons of any living eagle, and have been recorded as lifting prey up to equal their own body weight. This allows them to snatch a live sloth from tree branches, as well as other proportionately huge prey items.