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Ornate Hawk-Eagle: The Elegant Eagle

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🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

An expert predator with a fashionable hairdo.

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0:00.0

This is bird note.

0:06.0

Quite a rhythm, huh?

0:08.0

It might not be your average call for either a hawk or an eagle,

0:12.0

but it's the distinctive call of the ornate hawk eagle.

0:16.0

It's obvious why these birds have such a flashing name.

0:20.0

Their dark brown plumage, adorned with striking white, It's obvious why these birds have such a flashing name.

0:26.5

Their dark brown plumage, adorned with striking white and chestnut patterns,

0:33.4

along with their impressive size, gives them a regal appearance that sets them apart from other raptors.

0:38.6

Their impressive crest looked like an elegant crown in adults and a punk hairdo over the white-headed and black-bodied juveniles.

0:44.2

Aside from their looks, they're also skilled hunters.

0:48.3

Ornate hawk eagles have been known to capture prey twice their own weight.

0:53.0

They hunt great-go-to-sau, big pheasant-like birds that can weigh more than 10 pounds,

0:58.4

while ornate hawk eagles weigh less than four pounds.

1:04.2

These spectacular birds can span their wings to about four feet across

1:08.7

and can be seen soaring the morning skies of tropical forests

1:12.8

in lowlands and foothills from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.

1:19.9

Oneid hot eagles are also devoted parents.

1:24.8

The female lays one or two eggs.

1:27.5

Both parents take turns incubating them

1:30.2

and raising the next generation of fashionable raptors.

1:35.2

For bird note, I'm Lucina Melesio.

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