Show little known eagle the harpy eagle a native of the forest fastness of the brazilian jungles is a powerful predator and the most striking member of the eagle jamily family unlike our native species its wings and tail are short and it is seldom seen in light flight A five foot wingspread is considered the limit for this bird it finds all of its food in the jungle and prefers monkeys s and peccaries pec caries as a diet the indians capture and cage this bird keeping it in confinement for the decorative feathers it produces |