Woodward's eagle
Woodward's eagle (Buteogallus woodwardi) is an extinct species of eagle that lived in North America and the Caribbean during the Late Pleistocene.[1] Remains have been found in the La Brea Tar Pits in the United States and in Cuba.
| Woodward's eagle Temporal range: Upper Pleistocene, | |
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| Skeleton from the La Brea Tar Pits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Buteogallus |
| Species: | †B. woodwardi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Buteogallus woodwardi L. Miller 1911[1] | |
Description and ecology
It is one of the largest birds of prey ever found, with an estimated total length 95.6 to 110.2 cm (37.6 to 43.4 in), slightly larger than the Harpy eagle. Haast's eagle reached bigger lengths and appears to have been also more robust than Woodward's - Haast's was a forest-dwelling species.[1] Woodward's eagle appears to have hunted in open habitats, taking primarily small mammals and reptiles.[1]
References
- Suarez, William (2004). "The Identity of the Fossil Raptor of the Genus Amplibuteo (Aves: Accipitridae) from the Quaternary of Cuba". Caribbean Journal of Science. 40 (1): 120–125.
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