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Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Howell and Webb give this species as a rare resident in the highlands of northern Central America. There seems to be little reliable information on the status of this species because of confusion with Great Black Hawk. I recently made exactly this error when I photographed a heavily marked juvenile bird at Perquin. This would have been the first confirmed record for the country and most birders who saw the photo (see photo gallery) felt that it matched the painting in Howell and Webb perfectly. Only later did Bill Clark (probably the leading expert on Neotropical raptors) point out that the barred tail pattern and shape completely ruled out Solitary Eagle and the bird was clearly a juvenile Great Black Hawk.