Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Crowned Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus) - HBW 2, p. 175

French: Buse couronné German: Zaunadler Spanish: Aguila de Azara
Other common names: Solitary Eagle(!), Crowned Eagle(!)

Taxonomy: Harpyia coronata Vieillot, 1817, Paraguay.
Closely related to Buteogallus. Sometimes considered to include H. solitarius. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Bolivia (Santa Cruz), W Paraguay and S Brazil (S from Mato Grosso and Goiás) to S Argentina (Mendoza and Río Negro); no definitive records from Uruguay, where probably occurs.