The Papuan eagle is a large bird of prey. It is also known by several other names, including Papuan harpy eagle, New Guinea eagle, New Guinea harpy eagle, or kapul eagle, the latter name from the loca
A Papuan eagle as seen in captivity.
A portrait of the Papuan eagle by William Matthew Hart in The Birds of New Guinea
A caged pair of Papuan eagles seen in Papua New Guinea
The wedge-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north and is distributed as far south as the state of Tasmania. Adults
An adult wedge-tailed eagle at Lake Burrumbeet in flight, notably dark and blackish colour
A young wedge-tailed eagle perched in Birdsville Track with an unusual amount of pale colour showing due likely to moult
A. a. fleayi, mobbed by forest ravens in Tasmania