Woodward's eagle

Woodward's eagle; Temporal range: Upper Pleistocene, 0.126–0.0117 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	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

Woodward's eagle (Buteogallus woodwardi) is an extinct species of eagle that lived in North America and the Caribbean during the Late Pleistocene.^[1] 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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Suarez, William (2004). "The Identity of the Fossil Raptor of the Genus Amplibuteo (Aves: Accipitridae) from the Quaternary of Cuba" (PDF). Caribbean Journal of Science. Puerto Rico: College of Arts and Sciences. 40 (1): 120–125.

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[suarez-1] Suarez, William (2004). "The Identity of the Fossil Raptor of the Genus Amplibuteo (Aves: Accipitridae) from the Quaternary of Cuba" (PDF). Caribbean Journal of Science. Puerto Rico: College of Arts and Sciences. 40 (1): 120–125.

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