Crested Eagle

Morphnus guianensis (Daudin, 1800)

1.8 kgWeight

The crested eagle (Morphnus guianensis) is a large neotropical eagle, the only member of the genus Morphnus.

Most records: Panama, Peru, Brazil

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Panama, Peru, Brazil

Crested Eagle has been recorded at 78 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Camino a El SaltoPanama161 records
Sani LodgeEcuador69 records
Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil56 records

More places

Refugio Amazonas LodgePeru40 records
Sacha LodgeEcuador27 records
Estación Biológica de Cocha CashuPeru26 records
Canopy CampPanama23 records
Tambopata Research CenterPeru17 records
Cristalino Lodge – Torre 1Brazil17 records
Cristalino Lodge – Torre 2 e trilhaBrazil16 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Panama Peru Brazil Ecuador Guyana Colombia Guatemala Belize

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The crested eagle (Morphnus guianensis) is a large neotropical eagle, the only member of the genus Morphnus. The crested eagle can grow up to 89 cm (35 in) long, with a wingspan up to 176 cm (69 in), and weigh up to 3 kg (6.6 lb). The plumage varies between a light brownish-gray to sooty gray or even blackish in some cases.

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