Amplibuteo woodwardi
| Amplibuteo Temporal range: , 0.0117–0.126 Ma |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Amplibuteo |
| Species: |
†A. woodwardi L. Miller 1911 |
Woodward's eagle (Amplibuteo woodwardi) is an extinct species of eagle that lived in North America and the Caribbean during the . It is one of the largest birds of prey ever found, with an estimated total length 125.6 to 140.2 cm (49.4 to 55.2 in), and considerably larger than any living eagle. Haast's eagle reached similar lengths but appears to have been both somewhat more robust and shorter-winged than Woodward's, as Haast's was a forest-dwelling species. Woodward's eagle appears to have hunted in open habitats, taking primarily small mammals and reptiles.
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