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ORNATE HAWK-EAGLE Spizaetus ornatus
The most commonly encountered of the hawk eagles in Paraguay, this majestic beast is unfortunately still a rare sight in Paraguay. A denizen of large forests, themselves an increasingly rare sight, they feed primarily on monkeys, soaring above the tree tops and plucking their unwitting prey from above.
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The most commonly encountered of the hawk eagles in Paraguay, this majestic beast is unfortunately still a rare sight in Paraguay. A denizen of large forests, themselves an increasingly rare sight, they feed primarily on monkeys, soaring above the tree tops and plucking their unwitting prey from above.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4246PH) Adult flight, Itabó Rivas, Departamento Canindeyú (Nelson Pérez July 2013).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4247PH) Same individual as (FPAVE4246PH) (Nelson Pérez July 2013).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4247PH) Same individual as (FPAVE4246PH) (Nelson Pérez July 2013).
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