What is the largest species of eagle?
Answer Dear Wallace Thanks for your question. Please note that many large birds of prey are called ‘eagles’, even though some of these are not closely related to each other. I have looked up several websites and books to get figures for you. http://www.haribon.org.ph/?q=node/view/117 has comparative figures for different eagles. Doctor Robert Kennedy, from the Harvard Museum of Natural History, said: The Harpy Eagle maybe the largest in terms of bulk or weight, but the Philippine Eagle is the largest in terms of wingspan and height. Total Length (from tip of bill to tip of longest tail feather): 1. Philippine eagle: Haring Ibon (average) = 1021 mm or 1.021 meter 2. Harpy Eagle (average) = 900.75 mm or 0.90075 meter 3. Golden Eagle (single) = 884 mm 4. Kenyan Eagle (single) = 855 mm 5. American Bald Eagle (single) = 829 mm http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/sept/24/yehey/opinion/20050924opi4.html uses the material above and says the harpy may be the heaviest eagle in the world but
