New records of the Crowned Eagle , Harpyhaliaetus coronatus , in the State of Rio Grande do Sul , southern Brazil

Abstract

We present new records of the Crowned Eagle Harpyhaliaetus coronatus, a threatened raptor species, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The records are linked to grassland formations and deal with individual or probably paired birds. To improve the policies in and outside protected areas, as well as to access the potential risks of projected buildings (several dams and an airport), some of the proposed conservationist mea- sures suggested are to preserve this and other raptors prone to local extinction that still inhabits the Campos de Cima da Serra region.

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